FDA Tobacco Compliance Webinars

FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) hosts a series of webinars on federal tobacco regulations to provide compliance education and information to retailers and small business manufacturers.      

Manufacturers and Importers

Retailers

Archived

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Manufacturers and Importers

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines a tobacco product manufacturer as any person, including any repacker or relabeler, who:

• Manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a tobacco product; or
• Imports a finished tobacco product for sale or distribution in the United States

Pre-Existing Tobacco Products: Update to Term (5:27)
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Tips for Applicants: Using the CTP Portal (6:12)

What a Manufacturer or Vape Shop Owner Should Do After Receiving a Warning Letter (7:33)
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Tobacco Entries: Updated Information For Filing ENDS Products for Import in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) (21:33)
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Tobacco Registration and Product Listing Updates (11:09)
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Cigarette Warnings and Cigarette Plan Requirements (53:12)
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Tobacco Product Compliance Policy: Updates for Importers (13:15)
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Tobacco Product Compliance Policy: Updates for Manufacturers (11:52)
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User Fee Data Needed from Tobacco Product Manufacturers and Importers (11:50)
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Importing Tobacco Products: Updates for Importers (13:52)
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Small Tobacco Product Manufacturers, Domestic Establishment Inspections (19:01)
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Retailers

It is illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product – including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes – to anyone under 21. 

After July 13, 2022, a non-tobacco nicotine product can only be legally marketed in the United States if it has received a marketing granted order (MGO) from FDA. Without this MGO, a product is in violation of the law and its manufacturer, retailer, distributor, or importer may be subject to FDA enforcement. 

Overview of Warning Letters for Online Retailers (28:50)
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Language Assistance Services for Retailers Who Have Received a Tobacco CMP or NTSO Complaint (8:05)
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Using the Compliance Check Inspections of Tobacco Product Retailers Database (15:25)
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Tips for Retailers: Preventing Sales to Persons Under 21 Years of Age (27:21)
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How to Report a Potential Tobacco Product Violation or an Adverse Experience Related to a Tobacco Product (20:03)
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Office of Small Business Assistance (7:56)
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Tobacco 21: Update for Retailers (6:49)
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What a Brick and Mortar Tobacco Retailer Should Do After Receiving a Warning Letter (11:01)
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Introduction to Tobacco Product Recalls (22:18)
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Part 1 – Introduction to Civil Money Penalty and No-Tobacco-Sale Order Complaints (15:23)
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Glossary of Common Terms}

Part 2 – How to Pay Your Civil Money Penalty Using the Online Payment Portal (12:59)
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Part 3 – How to File an Answer and Consequences for Not Filing an Answer (14:37)
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Part 4 – The Settlement Process for a Civil Money Penalty or a No-Tobacco Sale Order Complaint (15:24)
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Part 5 – The Hearing Process for a Civil Money Penalty or a No-Tobacco-Sale Order Complaint (17:33)
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