Last updated: July 29, 2023
Disclosure Requirements
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes
Tobacco and Nicotine Control Council
The law authorizes the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Council to issue regulations regarding disclosure by manufacturers of contents and ingredients of tobacco products. However, such regulations have not yet been issued.
To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes.
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes
Tobacco and Nicotine Control Council
The law authorizes the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Council to issue regulations regarding disclosure by manufacturers of information on tobacco product emissions. However, such regulations have not yet been issued.
To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
Tobacco and Nicotine Control Council
The law does not require disclosure of information about the contents and emissions of cigarettes. Therefore, the law does not require that such information be made readily available to the public.
To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.
