Center for Tobacco Products

**What We Do** The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is responsible for carrying out the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which Congress passed in 2009. This law—commonly called the Tobacco Control Act—gives us broad authority to regulate the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products. [Guided by the center’s strategic plan](https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/about-center-tobacco-products-ctp/ctp-strategic-plan "CTP Strategic Plan"), CTP takes a comprehensive approach to reduce the negative health effects of tobacco product use. We develop policy, issue regulations, conduct research, educate people on tobacco products, and make decisions on whether new tobacco products and claims can be marketed—including the review and evaluation of applications and claims before the new products are allowed on the market. This cohesive, comprehensive approach can help us reach our goals of: - Preventing people from starting to use tobacco products - Encouraging people who use tobacco to quit - Reducing the harm caused by tobacco use As we work to protect the public’s health, we use the full power of the law to protect people from the dangers of tobacco use. **Our Vision** To make tobacco-related death and disease part of our nation’s past by ensuring a healthier future and advancing health equity for those living in the United States. **Our Mission** To protect the public health of the U.S. population from tobacco-related death and disease by comprehensively regulating the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products; educating the public, especially youth, about the dangers of using tobacco products; and promoting and supporting strategies that ensure an equitable chance at living a healthier life for everyone.