Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act

Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesFederal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
Long titleAn Act to regulate the labeling of cigarettes, and for other purposes.
NicknamesCigarette Act
Enacted bythe 89th United States Congress
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1966
Citations
Public law89-92
Statutes at Large79 Stat. 282
Codification
Titles amended15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created15 U.S.C. ch. 36 § 1331 et seq.
Legislative history
Major amendments
Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969
Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1986
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009

The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (also known as the Cigarette Act) is a comprehensive act designed to provide a set of national standards for cigarette packaging in the United States. It was amended by the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969, Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1984, and the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.[1] It came in conflict with California Proposition 65.

  1. ^ "Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1966". Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 3 March 2014.