Last updated: July 26, 2021

Key Terms

Tobacco Product

Term Defined
Definition

“Tobacco products” means products entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as raw material which are manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing, or snuffing.

Analysis

The definition of “tobacco products” contained in the National Tobacco Control Act aligns with the definition of “tobacco product” provided by FCTC Art. 1(f).

FCTC-Based Definition

Any product entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as a raw material which is manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing, or snuffing. (FCTC Art. 1(f))

Outside Packaging and Labeling

Term Defined
Definition

“Outside packaging and labeling”, with respect to tobacco products, means packaging and labeling used in the retail sale of the products.

Analysis

The definition of “outside packaging and labeling” contained in the National Tobacco Control Act aligns with the definition of “outside packaging and labeling” provided in FCTC Art. 11(4).

FCTC-Based Definition

Any packaging and labeling used in the retail sale of the product. (FCTC Art. 11(4))