[HealthyTribes] FDA Tobacco Rule Information

[LACROIX Kimberly W]

Hello Grantees,

Please see below for important information on the newly released FDA tobacco regulations. We will hold a conference call, tomorrow, May 6th from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. to discuss this development and collect questions you have. This is the first of many conversations we plan to have moving forward. We hope you can participate in the call.

Oregon - informational call on new FDA tobacco regulations
Friday, May 6, 2016
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Call in number: (877) 810-9415
Participant code: 975182

Please contact your liaision with any questions.

Thank you,

Kim La Croix
Tara Weston

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Kim La Croix, M.P.H., R.D.N.
Policy Specialist
Public Health Division
Kimberly.w.lacroix at state.or.us<mailto:Kimberly.w.lacroix at state.or.us>
971-673-0606

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From: Girard Karen E
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 12:43 PM
To: Drum Danna K <DANNA.K.DRUM at dhsoha.state.or.us>
Cc: Heiberg Holly <HOLLY.HEIBERG at dhsoha.state.or.us>; LONGORIA Luci <Luci.LONGORIA at dhsoha.state.or.us>
Subject: FDA tobacco rule information for LPHA's

Dear Public Health Administrators:

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule<http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/RulesRegulationsGuidance/ucm388395.htm> extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps implement the true vision for the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.  While the FDA chose to regulate conventional cigarettes under the 2009 Act, limiting flavors and marketing of conventional cigarettes, it did not regulate Other Tobacco Products the same way. The consequences have been serious and clear.  E-cigarettes, hookah, and cigars have been largely unregulated, offered in a variety of flavors and heavily marketed in places where youth frequent.  Between 2013 and 2015, Other Tobacco Product use among Oregon 8th graders doubled, and 11th graders increased 27%.*

In 2015, Oregon took additional steps to protect Oregonians from the harms of tobacco products. Oregon expanded the Indoor Clean Air Act (ICAA) to protect all Oregonians from the potential harms of e-cigarettes and other inhalants. Oregon is in the process of regulating packaging and labeling for inhalant delivery systems and will align Oregon rules with the new FDA regulations.

These FDA historic regulations improve public health and protect future generations from the dangers of tobacco use through a variety of steps, including restricting the sale of these tobacco products to minors nationwide.

The FDA will now be able to:

     *   Prohibit free samples;
     *   Require warning labels;
     *   Prevent misleading health claims by tobacco product manufacturers;
     *   Evaluate the ingredients of all tobacco products and how they are made; and,
     *   Communicate the potential risks of tobacco products.

These are important steps, and Oregon will continue efforts to protect Oregonians from the harms of tobacco.

The Public Health Division is evaluating what the new FDA regulations mean for Oregon and will hold a conference call, tomorrow, May 6th from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. to discuss this development and collect questions you have. This is the first of many conversations we plan to have moving forward.

Oregon - informational call on new FDA tobacco regulations
Friday, May 6, 2016
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Call in number: (877) 810-9415
Participant code: 975182

You may receive media calls, and we are available to help coordinate a response. Please contact Holly Heiberg at holly.heiberg at state.or.us<mailto:holly.heiberg at state.or.us> or 971-673-2826 for media request coordination.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you,
Karen Girard

*8th grade use of Other Tobacco Products increased from 5.7% to 11.4% from 2013-2015.  11th grade use of Other Tobacco Products increased from 17.7% to 22.5% from 2013-2105.


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Karen Girard
Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section Manager
Public Health Division
karen.e.girard at state.or.us<mailto:karen.e.girard at state.or.us>
971-673-1046 (desk); 971-255-6371 (cell)

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