Do you need to update your product listing? The FDA will expect an updated listing if you made any of the following changes:
- Introduced any tobacco products for commercial distribution that were not included in a previous listing
- Discontinued manufacturing, preparation, compounding, or processing any tobacco products for commercial distribution
- Resumed manufacturing, preparation, compounding or processing any tobacco products previously listed as discontinued
- Made any required or voluntary material change to any listing information previously submitted, such as labeling or advertisement changes. A material change to labels and advertisements would include the addition of the required warnings for cigars or the required warning for covered tobacco products that will become effective Aug. 8, 2018. Please note that any material changes made after June 30, 2018, including the addition of warnings to package labels and advertisements, should be submitted by Dec. 31, 2018.
The FDA is providing several helpful resources for those responsible for completing the tobacco product registration and listing including a compliance webinar titled “Tobacco Product Listing Updates”, a user guide for the FDA’s Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS) and Tobacco Registration and Listing Module (TRLM), and the document “Guidance for Industry: Registration and Product Listing for Owners and Operators of Domestic Product Establishments.”
For any additional questions about the tobacco product listings, you may email the FDA at CTPRegistrationandListing@fda.hhs.gov. Small businesses can send an email to SmallBiz.Tobacco@fda.hhs.gov. Additional resources for the FDA’s tobacco product listings can be found by clicking here.
