FDA Outlines Steps to Strengthen Tobacco Program

Statement From: Robert M. Califf, M.D., MACC Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) outlined the steps it plans to take in response to an external evaluation I commissioned last year from an independent panel of evaluators working through the Reagan-Udall Foundation. The evaluation was an important opportunity to take a critical look at the Tobacco Program’s regulatory processes and operations. We have made tremendous progress preventing death and disability caused by tobacco use, but I am a strong believer that we can always benefit from examining how we can work most effectively and proa...