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Webinar: FDA’s Rulemaking Process and Planned Tobacco Product Standards to Prohibit Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor in Cigarettes and Flavors in Cigars
February 10, 2022

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February 10, 2022
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Webinar Overview 

On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) held a public webinar titled “FDA’s Rulemaking Process and Planned Tobacco Product Standards to Prohibit Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor in Cigarettes and Flavors in Cigars.” In April 2021, FDA announced plans to advance two tobacco product standards within the next year: one to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and another to prohibit all characterizing flavors, except tobacco, in cigars. The webinar provided an overview of the following:  

  • FDA’s planned tobacco product standards and why they matter to public health  
  • FDA’s rulemaking process and how stakeholders can participate  
  • Information about cessation resources and tools  

During the webinar, FDA experts answered the most commonly submitted stakeholder questions. ​ 

Speakers  

The live webinar featured presentations from: ​  

  • Kathy Crosby, Director, FDA CTP Office of Health Communication & Education​ 
  • RADM Richardae Araojo, Pharm.D., M.S., Associate Commissioner for Minority Health & Director, FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity​ 
  • May Nelson, J.D., M.P.A., Director, FDA CTP Office of Regulations​ 
  • Chaunetta Jones, Ph.D., M.P.H, Supervisory Health Communications Specialist, FDA CTP Office of Health Communication & Education​ ​ 

Moderator: Necola Staples, M.B.A., Supervisory Health Communications Specialist, FDA CTP Office of Health Communication & Education 

For more information or questions, email CTPOutreach@fda.hhs.gov.

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