Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
This bill revises regulations related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).
Among other requirements, the bill
- requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations that require color graphics depicting the negative health consequences of smoking on the labeling of cigarette packages;
- requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes;
- raises the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to age 21, and makes it unlawful to market, advertise, or promote any electronic nicotine delivery system to individuals under such age;
- prohibits the retail online sale of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems;
- prohibits the use of flavored products in an electronic nicotine delivery system, except in specified circumstances;
- increases the user fees that the FDA collects from manufacturers and importers; and
- directs the FDA to regulate products containing synthetic nicotine (not made or derived from tobacco).