CTP (Organization X) Description
1) Organization X
About Organization X
Organization X is devoted to making tobacco related death and disease part of America’s past, providing healthier lives for every American.
What Organization X does
Organization X works with the government, the public, health advocacy groups, and tobacco companies to protect Americans from tobacco-related death and disease.
They are the first and only organization in the United States that can regulate on a national level how tobacco products are made, sold, and marketed. Therefore this organization can make laws in these areas that tobacco companies must follow.
In addition, Organization X:
Does research to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products and what
these chemicals do to people who use tobacco
Does research to find out why and how people use tobacco products
Works with all levels of government, including your state government, to enforce laws about selling and marketing tobacco
Works with groups who are interested in helping people stop using tobacco or
prevent them from starting; such as the American Cancer Society or campaigns such as the Truth Campaign
Educates people about the risks of using tobacco products
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency in the federal government. The FDA is responsible for keeping people safe by conducting research and making laws that make sure many of the products we use everyday are safe. These include foods, medications, vaccines, cosmetics and medical equipment. The FDA is also responsible for making sure people have accurate information about these products so they can be safe and healthy.
3) CTP Description
The Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is part of the FDA, and is devoted to making tobacco related death and disease part of America’s past, providing healthier lives for every American. CTP is what we described earlier as Organization X.
What CTP does
CTP works with the government, the public, health advocacy groups, and tobacco companies to protect Americans from tobacco-related death and disease.
It is the first and only organization in the United States that can regulate on a national level how tobacco products are made, sold, and marketed. Therefore CTP can make laws in these areas that tobacco companies must follow.
In addition, CTP:
Does research to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products and what
these chemicals do to people who use tobacco
Does research to find out why and how people use tobacco products
Works with all levels of government, including your state and local
governments, to enforce laws about selling and marketing tobacco
Works with groups who are interested in helping people stop using tobacco or
prevent them from starting; such as the American Cancer Society or campaigns such as the Truth Campaign
Educates people about the risks of using tobacco products
These efforts are not only directed to the general public, but also to other organizations with the goals of eliminating tobacco related illness and death.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | 1) Organization X |
| Author | interbrand |
| Last Modified By | Hashini.Seneviratne |
| File Modified | 2012-03-08 |
| File Created | 2012-03-08 |