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The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) is an advisory panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration organized to provide advice, information and recommendations to the FDA commissioner on matters related to the regulation of tobacco products.〔(Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee )〕〔(Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee )〕 It was created in accordance to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009.〔(Occasional Smoker, 47, Signs Tobacco Bill ), Jeff Zeleny, ''New York Times'', June 22, 2009.〕 The Committee was inaugurated during its March 30–31, 2010 meeting.〔(Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee ) at FDA.gov〕 ==Structure and mission== TPSAC consists of 12 members, including a chairperson, all of whom are selected by the FDA commissioner from among experts in medicine, medical ethics, science and technology related to the manufacture and use of tobacco products. Nine voting seats are held for academics and practitioners in the field of health care, while three non-voting seats are held for industry representatives. Members serve for overlapping terms of four years.〔 Meetings are held approximately four times per year, with all meetings publicly announced in the ''Federal Register'' at least 15 days before each meeting. The Committee's purpose is to review and evaluate safety, dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco products and to provide appropriate advice, information and recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the following topics:〔 * The impact of the use of menthol cigarettes on the public health, including use among children, African Americans, Hispanics and other racial and ethnic minorities * The nature and impact of the use of dissolvable tobacco products on the public health, including use by children * The effects of the alteration of nicotine levels in tobacco products * Whether, for any given tobacco product, there is a nicotine level low enough to preclude addiction * Applications submitted by manufacturers for a Modified risk tobacco product 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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