The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the public comment period for two proposed tobacco product standards by 30 days. The proposed rules would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit characterizing flavors other than tobacco in all cigars and their components and parts. In a notice published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2022, FDA explained that commenters have requested additional time to develop meaningful responses to the proposed rules.
Public comments on each rule are now due by August 2, 2022.
- Read and submit comments on the proposed menthol cigarettes rule and review the related Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis (PRIA).
- Read and submit comments on the proposed cigar flavors rule and review the related PRIA.
- Advocacy Contact: Send an email to Meagan Singer at meagan.singer@sba.gov or call (202) 921-4843.