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                Compliance, Enforcement & Training

Compliance, Enforcement & Training

                        Advisory and Enforcement Actions Against Industry for Selling Tobacco Products to Underage Purchasers
          Advisory and Enforcement Actions Against Industry for Unauthorized Tobacco Products
          Compliance and Enforcement Report
          FDA Tobacco Compliance Webinars
          Report Potential Tobacco Product Violation
          Small Business Assistance for Tobacco Product Industry


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    PrintDespite progress, every day more than 1,300 people in this country die because of cigarette use1 and each day about 2,000 youth under the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette.2 That's why tobacco product regulation and CTP's compliance and enforcement program are so important.

2013 - 2018 Report

2013 - 2018 Compliance and Enforcement Report
CTP's Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) created a comprehensive report detailing activities from October 2013 through Dec. 31, 2018. Their efforts help to ensure that regulated industry and regulated tobacco products are in compliance with the laws designed to protect the public health generally and to prevent tobacco use by minors.

Discover the significant strides that have been made through:

training and education
	surveillance, inspections, and investigations
	advisory and enforcement actionsRead the 2009-2013 Report.

Additional Resources

Question and Answer with Ann Simoneau, JD, MBA, Director of CTP’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement
	Consumer Update: Help FDA Keep Tobacco Out of Kids' Hands
	Report a Potential Tobacco Product ViolationReferences

1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.
2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality; 2018. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHDetailedTabs2017/NSDUHDetailedTabs2017.pdf. Accessed October 12, 2018. (Original Data Source: NSDUH 2017, Table 4.10A)

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                        Advisory and Enforcement Actions Against Industry for Selling Tobacco Products to Underage Purchasers
          Advisory and Enforcement Actions Against Industry for Unauthorized Tobacco Products
          Compliance and Enforcement Report
          FDA Tobacco Compliance Webinars
          Report Potential Tobacco Product Violation
          Small Business Assistance for Tobacco Product Industry


                        Tobacco Retailer Warning Letters
          Manufacturing
          Retail Sales of Tobacco Products
          State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments
 
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