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15 U.S.C. § 4401 — Public education
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**(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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**(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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A food shall be deemed to be adulterated—
**(a) Poisonous, insanitary, etc., ingredients**
(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance such food shall not be considered adulterated under this clause if the quantity of such substance in such food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health.11 So in original. The period probably should be “; or”. (2)(A) if it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance (other than a substance that is a pesticide chemical residue in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food, a food additive, a color additive, or a new animal drug) that is unsafe within the meaning of [section 346 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section346&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) if it bears or contains a pesticide chemical residue that is unsafe within the meaning of [section 346a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section346a/a&num=0&edition=prelim); or (C) if it is or if it bears or contains (i) any food additive that is unsafe within the meaning of [section 348 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section348&num=0&edition=prelim); or (ii) a new animal drug (or conversion product thereof) that is unsafe within the meaning of [section 360b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section360b&num=0&edition=prelim); or (3) if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food; or (4) if it has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions wher
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**(a) General rule**
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, package, sell, offer to sell, distribute, or import for sale or distribution within the United States any smokeless tobacco product unless the product package bears, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, one of the following labels:WARNING: This product can cause mouth cancer. WARNING: This product can cause gum disease and tooth loss. WARNING: This product is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. WARNING: Smokeless tobacco is addictive.
(2) Each label statement required by paragraph (1) shall be—
(A) located on the 2 principal display panels of the package, and each label statement shall comprise at least 30 percent of each such display panel; and
(B) in 17-point conspicuous and legible type and in black text on a white background, or white text on a black background, in a manner that contrasts by typography, layout, or color, with all other printed material on the package, in an alternating fashion under the plan submitted under subsection (b)(3), except that if the text of a label statement would occupy more than 70 percent of the area specified by subparagraph (A), such text may appear in a smaller type size, so long as at least 60 percent of such warning area is occupied by the label statement.
(3) The label statements required by paragraph (1) shall be introduced by each tobacco product manufacturer, packager, importer, distributor, or retailer of smokeless tobacco products concurrently into the distribution chain of such products.
(4) The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a tobacco product manufacturer or distributor of any smokeless tobacco product that does not manufacture, package, or import smokeless tobacco products for sale or distribution withi
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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 wi
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**(a) Enforcement**
(1) A violation of [section 4402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim) or the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be considered a violation of [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Any person who is found to violate any provision of section 4402 or 4403(a) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.
**(b) Regulations under [section 4402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim)**
(1) Regulations issued by the Federal Trade Commission under [section 4402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be issued in accordance with [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Not later than 180 days after February 27, 1986, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate such regulations as it may require to implement [section 4402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Construction** Nothing in this chapter (other than the requirements of sections 4402 and 4403 of this title) shall be construed to limit, restrict, or expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of smokeless tobacco products.
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The several district courts of the United States are vested with jurisdiction, for cause shown, to prevent and restrain violations of sections 4402 and 4403 of this title upon application of the Federal Trade Commission in the case of a violation of [section 4402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim) or upon application of the Attorney General of the United States acting through the several United States attorneys in their several districts in the case of a violation of section 4402 or 4403 of this title.
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**(a) Jurisdiction**
(1) **In general** — Except where expressly provided in this subchapter, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as limiting or diminishing the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the laws under its jurisdiction with respect to the advertising, sale, or distribution of tobacco products.
(2) **Enforcement** — Any advertising that violates this subchapter or a provision of the regulations referred to in [section 387a–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section387a-1&num=0&edition=prelim), is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under [section 45(a) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45/a&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall be considered a violation of a rule promulgated under [section 57a of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Coordination** With respect to the requirements of section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act [[15 U.S.C. 1333](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1333&num=0&edition=prelim)] and section 3 of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 [[15 U.S.C. 4402](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4402&num=0&edition=prelim)]—
(1) the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall coordinate with the Secretary concerning the enforcement of such Act as such enforcement relates to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco; and
(2) the Secretary shall consult with the Chairman of such Commission in revising the label statements and requirements under such section
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 4402
tional Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993
[15 U.S.C. 4305(a)(3)] at any time.’’
§ 4306. Application of section 4303 protections to
production of products, processes, and serv-
ices
Notwithstanding sections 4303 and 4305 of this
title, the protections of section 4303 of this title
shall not apply with respect to a joint venture’s
production of a product, process, or service, as
referred to in section 4301(a)(6)(D) of this title,
unless—
(1) the principal facilities for such produc-
tion are located in the United States or its
territories, and
(2) each person who controls any party to
such venture (including such party itself) is a
United States person, or a foreign person from
a country whose law accords antitrust treat-
ment no less favorable to United States per-
sons than to such country’s domestic persons
with respect to participation in joint ventures
for production.
(Pub. L. 98–462, § 7, as added Pub. L. 103–42, § 3(g),
June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 119.)
CHAPTER 70—COMPREHENSIVE SMOKELESS
TOBACCO HEALTH EDUCATION
Sec.
4401.
Public education.
4402.
Smokeless tobacco warning.
4403.
Ingredient reporting.
4404.
Enforcement, regulations, and construction.
4405.
Injunctions.
4406.
Preemption.
4407.
Omitted.
4408.
Definitions.
§ 4401. Public education
(a) Development
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall establish and carry out a program to
inform the public of any dangers to human
health resulting from the use of smokeless to-
bacco products. In carrying out such program
the Secretary shall—
(A) develop educational programs and mate-
rials and public service announcements re-
specting the dangers to human health from
the use of smokeless tobacco;
(B) make suc
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