FDA Tobacco Committee Meets: Comments Sought
Published Date: 11/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The FDA is hosting a public online meeting on January 22, 2026, where experts will discuss tobacco product rules and give advice. Anyone interested can share their thoughts by January 21, 2026, through a public comment system. This meeting affects tobacco companies, public health groups, and anyone curious about tobacco safety and regulations.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
TPSAC will review ZYN MRTP applications
On January 22, 2026, the Committee will discuss modified risk tobacco product applications submitted by Swedish Match USA, Inc. for a list of ZYN products (including Cool Mint, Peppermint, Spearmint, Wintergreen, Citrus, Coffee, Cinnamon, Smooth/Original, Chill/Classic, Menthol/Fresh in 3 mg and 6 mg variants). Discussion will focus on relative health risks, consumer understanding of proposed claims, and potential public health impact of a modified risk marketing order.
Public comment docket and deadlines
The FDA opened docket FDA-2025-N-0835 for public comments on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee meeting. Electronic comments are accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on January 21, 2026; comments received on or before January 7, 2026 will be provided to the Committee, while comments received after January 7, 2026 will be considered by FDA but not provided to the Committee.
Opportunity to give oral testimony
People who want to speak at the advisory committee must request to speak and submit a brief statement with names and contact information by 12:00 p.m. ET on December 31, 2025. Oral presentations are scheduled between about 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. ET on January 22, 2026, and FDA may run a lottery if there are more registrants than can be accommodated.
Meeting available online and captioned
The TPSAC meeting on January 22, 2026 (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET) will be held via an online video conferencing platform, will be captioned and recorded, and will be available at the provided YouTube live link on the day of the meeting. FDA intends to post background material no later than 2 business days before the meeting, and if not posted beforehand, will make materials available at the time of the meeting and post them after the meeting.
Disability accommodations request window
FDA will make efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities at the advisory committee meeting; if you require accommodations, you must contact the designated FDA official at least 7 days before the meeting.
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