FDA's Deeming Regulations for E-Cigarettes, Cigars, and All Other Tobacco Products
Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States.1 Since 2009, FDA has regulated cigarettes, smokeless, and roll-your-own tobacco. FDA finalized a rule, effective August 8, 2016, to regulate all tobacco products.
How Do the Regulations Affect You?
Do you ...
- mix e-liquids?
- make or modify any type of vaping device?
- mix loose tobacco for people to smoke in a pipe?
- roll or blend tobacco for cigars?
- manufacture loose tobacco for consumers to roll their own cigarettes?
- import tobacco products?
- manufacture any tobacco product?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be a manufacturer.
Do you ...
- sell cigars?
- sell hookah tobacco?
- sell e-cigarettes or e-liquids?
- sell any tobacco product?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are a retailer.
If you mix e-liquids, make or modify vaporizers, or mix loose tobacco, and you also sell these products, you may be regulated as both a retailer and a manufacturer.
If you use or buy these products, you can learn more about:
What if I am both a manufacturer and a retailer?
Questions & Answers
- What are the costs associated with submitting an application?
- I am a vape shop with hundreds of different e-liquids. Do I need to submit an application for each flavor/ingredient variant or nicotine strength?
- How does a manufacturer know if they need to conduct clinical trials?
- What is the grandfather date?
- Are there any e-cigarettes that are grandfathered and could be used as a predicate for a Substantial Equivalence application?
Read more commonly asked questions and answers.
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Documents and Additional Resources
Final Rule and Accompanying Documents
1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). 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.