Sign Up: Tobacco Regulations Mobile Texting Pilot Program
FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, has launched a six month text messaging program in its ongoing efforts to educate our stakeholders about federal regulations to protect kids from tobacco. To sign up, text BreakChain to 87000 from your mobile phone. Messages will include information on FDA rules that limit the sale, distribution, and marketing of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco Provisions that prohibit the advertising or labeling of tobacco products with the descriptors “light,” “mild,” or “low” or similar descriptors without an FDA order Requirements that new, larger health warning labels for smokeless tobacco products | ![]() |
Win Recognition From September 20 - October 14!
Subscribers will also have the opportunity to take quizzes for a chance to be recognized on FDA.gov! One winner will be selected each week. Winners will have the opportunity to be featured on www.fda.gov/tobacco via FDA/CDC’s bi-weekly podcast series: Tobacco Control Act: What Retailers Need to Know. For more information, please see the contest rules.
At the end of the four weeks, we will ask for your feedback so that we can make improvements to our texting program. Your feedback is very important to us and will help us to improve this service. We look forward to receiving your input.

