Tobacco descriptors guidance published

A guidance providing information on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act’s (Public Law No. 111-31, ¶2006) requirements related to the prohibited use of "light," "mild," "low," or similar descriptors in the label, labeling, or advertising of tobacco products was published by the FDA.

Titled " Use of ‘Light,’ ‘Mild,’ ‘Low,’ or Similar Descriptors in the Label, Labeling, or Advertising of Tobacco Products," the document discusses how manufacturers may not manufacture for sale or distribution any tobacco products for which the label, labeling, or advertising contains the above descriptors.

Marlboro Lights is now Marlboro Gold Pack.

The guidance also clarifies that products with these descriptors that were manufactured before June 22, 2010, and introduced into commerce before July 22, 2010, may still be distributed or sold.