FDA Renames Grandfathered Tobacco Products as Pre-existing Products

The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has updated the term "grandfathered tobacco product" to "pre-existing tobacco product" to more accurately describe these products.

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According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the term "grandfathered" originated from 19th century racist voting laws and is used to describe people or things that are not subject to new laws or regulations. Grandfathered tobacco products or pre-existing tobacco products refer to any tobacco products that were already on the market in the United States prior to February 15, 2007, including those in test markets, and do not require premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) approval.

Submitting a request for confirmation of pre-existing tobacco products is voluntary and not required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. According to the CTP, updating terminology does not require companies previously confirmed as "grandfathered tobacco products" to take any additional action.

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