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15 U.S.C. § 4403 — Ingredient reporting

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15 U.S.C. § 4403 — Ingredient reporting

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**(a) In general** (1) Each person who manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco products shall annually provide the Secretary with— (A) a list of the ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products which does not identify the company which uses the ingredients or the brand of smokeless tobacco which contains the ingredients; and (B) a specification of the quantity of nicotine contained in each such product. (2) A person or group of persons required to provide information by this subsection may designate an individual or entity to provide the information required by this subsection. **(b) Report** (1) At such times as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report, based on the information provided under subsection (a), respecting— (A) a summary of research activities and proposed research activities on the health effects of ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products and the findings of such research; (B) information pertaining to any such ingredient which in the judgment of the Secretary poses a health risk to users of smokeless tobacco; and (C) any other information which the Secretary determines to be in the public interest. (2) (A) Any information provided to the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be treated as a trade secret or confidential information subject to [section 552(b)(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall not be revealed, except as provided in paragraph (1), to any person other than those authorized by the Secretary in carrying out their official duties under this section. (B) Subparagraph (A) does not authorize the withholding of information provided under subsection (a) of this section from any duly authorized subcommittee or committee of the Congress. If a subcommittee or committee of the Congress requests the Secretary to provide it such information, the Secretary shall make the information available to the subcommittee or committee and shall, at the same time, notify in writing the person who provided the information of such request. (C) The Secretary shall establish written procedures to assure the confidentiality of information provided under subsection (a) of this section. Such procedures shall include the designation of a duly authorized agent to serve as custodian of such information. The agent— (i) shall take physical possession of the information and, when not in use by any person authorized to have access to such information, shall store it in a locked cabinet or file; and (ii) shall maintain a complete record of any person who inspects or uses the information. Such procedures shall require that any person permitted access to the information shall be instructed in writing not to disclose the information to anyone who is not entitled to have access to the information.

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15 U.S.C. § 4401 — Public education

**(a) Development** (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and carry out a program to inform the public of any dangers to human health resulting from the use of smokeless tobacco products. In carrying out such program the Secretary shall— (A) develop educational programs and materials and public service announcements respecting the dangers to human health from the use of smokeless tobacco; (B) make such programs, materials, and announcements available to States, local governments, school systems, the media, and such other entities as the Secretary determines appropriate to further the purposes of this chapter; (C) conduct and support research on the effect of smokeless tobacco on human health; and (D) collect, analyze, and disseminate information and studies on smokeless tobacco and health. (2) In developing programs, materials, and announcements under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Education, medical and public health entities, consumer groups, representatives of manufacturers of smokeless tobacco products, and other appropriate entities. **(b) Assistance** The Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide technical assistance and may make grants to States— (1) to assist in the development of educational programs and materials and public service announcements respecting the dangers to human health from the use of smokeless tobacco, (2) to assist in the distribution of such programs, materials, and announcements throughout the States, and (3) to establish 18 as the minimum age for the purchase of smokeless tobacco.

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19 U.S.C. § 1681a — Requirements for entry of certain cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products

**(a) General rule** Except as provided in subsection (b), cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products may be imported into the United States only if— (1) the original manufacturer of those cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products has timely submitted, or has certified that it will timely submit, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the lists of the ingredients added to the tobacco in the manufacture of such cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products as described in [section 1335a of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1335a&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 4403 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4403&num=0&edition=prelim), as the case may be; (2) the precise warning statements in the precise format specified in [section 1333 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1333&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 4402 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim), as the case may be, are permanently imprinted on both— (A) the primary packaging of all those cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products; and (B) any other pack, box, carton, or container of any kind in which those cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products are to be offered for sale or otherwise distributed to consumers; (3) the manufacturer or importer of those cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products is in compliance with respect to those cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products being imported into the United States with a rotation plan approved by the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to section 1333(c) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 15 or section 4402(d) 1 of title 15, a

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15 U.S.C. § 4403 — Ingredient reporting

Page 2121 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 4404 (d) Authority to revise warning label statements The Secretary may, by a rulemaking con- ducted under section 553 of title 5, adjust the format, type size, and text of any of the label re- quirements, require color graphics to accom- pany the text, increase the required label area from 30 percent up to 50 percent of the front and rear panels of the package, or establish the for- mat, type size, and text of any other disclosures required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- metic Act, if the Secretary finds that such a change would promote greater public under- standing of the risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco products. (Pub. L. 99–252, § 3, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 30; Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title II, §§ 204(a), 205(a), June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1846, 1848.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(4) and (d), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2009—Pub. L. 111–31, § 204(a), amended section gen- erally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of sub- secs. (a) to (f) relating to smokeless tobacco warning labels and television and radio advertising. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–31, § 205(a), amended section as amended by Pub. L. 111–31, § 204, by adding subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title II, § 204(b), June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1848, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect 12 months after th

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