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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

Use of “Light,” “Mild,” “Low,” or Similar Descriptors in the Label, Labeling, or Advertising of Tobacco Products Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff June 2010

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Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2010-D-0282
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Tobacco Products

This guidance provides information in response to questions related to the use of “light,” “mild,” “low,” or similar descriptors in the label, labeling, or advertising of tobacco products, as provided in section 911(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Public Law 111-31).

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