Main Compliance check inspections of tobacco product retailers are conducted to determine a retailer’s compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) and its implementing and applicable regulations such as the regulation found at Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1140 (21 C.F.R. Part 1140). Retailers play an important role in protecting the health of America’s youth by not selling, marketing, or advertising cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products to underage children and adolescents. Tobacco use causes more than 400,000 deaths each year, and because a large majority of Americans start smoking before reaching the age of 18, many of these deaths can be prevented by discouraging young people from initiating tobacco use. For more information on FDA’s Tobacco Retailer Compliance Check Inspections, please see CTP website <a href= http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/ucm232109.htm target=”_blank> Compliance Check Inspections of Tobacco Product Retailers</a>. <i>Information is current as of November 30, 2012</i> Cumulative Number area 0

FY 2011 Cumulative Total: 24,417

Oct 2010 6 Nov 2010 55 Dec 2010 507 Jan 2011 1,057 Feb 2011 1,808 Mar 2011 4,231 Apr 2011 7,413 May 2011 10,193 Jun 2011 14,614 Jul 2011 17,706 Aug 2011 21,268 Sep 2011 24,417 0

FY 2012 Cumulative Total: 87,460

Oct 2011 3,190 Nov 2011 7,609 Dec 2011 11,586 Jan 2012 15,580 Feb 2012 20,394 Mar 2012 26,898 Apr 2012 35,101 May 2012 45,649 Jun 2012 57,650 Jul 2012 67,074 Aug 2012 78,679 Sep 2012 87,460 Target

FY 2013 YTD: 13,917

Oct 2012 7,232 Nov 2012 13,917 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 Feb 2013 Mar 2013 Apr 2013 May 2013 Jun 2013 Jul 2013 Aug 2013 Sep 2013 Sub Cumulative number of Retailer Compliance Check Inspections completed in the Fiscal Year Number dotted 0

FY 2011 Total: 24,417

Oct 2010 6 Nov 2010 49 Dec 2010 452 Jan 2011 550 Feb 2011 751 Mar 2011 2,423 Apr 2011 3,182 May 2011 2,780 Jun 2011 4,421 Jul 2011 3,092 Aug 2011 3,562 Sep 2011 3,149 0

FY 2012 Total: 87,460

Oct 2011 3,190 Nov 2011 4,419 Dec 2011 3,977 Jan 2012 3,994 Feb 2012 4,814 Mar 2012 6,504 Apr 2012 8,203 May 2012 10,548 Jun 2012 12,001 Jul 2012 9,424 Aug 2012 11,605 Sep 2012 8,781 Target

FY 2013 YTD: 13,917

Oct 2012 7,232 Nov 2012 6,685 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 Feb 2013 Mar 2013 Apr 2013 May 2013 Jun 2013 Jul 2013 Aug 2013 Sep 2013 Sub Cumulative number of Retailer Compliance Check Inspections completed in the Fiscal Year Number column 0

FY 2011 Total: 23,397

Oct 2010 6 Nov 2010 49 Dec 2010 428 Jan 2011 532 Feb 2011 727 Mar 2011 2,375 Apr 2011 3,067 May 2011 2,651 Jun 2011 4,336 Jul 2011 2,991 Aug 2011 3,406 Sep 2011 2,829 0

FY 2012 Total: 82,967

Oct 2011 2,973 Nov 2011 4,164 Dec 2011 3,718 Jan 2012 3,731 Feb 2012 4,534 Mar 2012 6,281 Apr 2012 7,995 May 2012 10,203 Jun 2012 11,446 Jul 2012 8,855 Aug 2012 10,813 Sep 2012 8,254 Target

FY 2013 YTD: 12,544

Oct 2012 6,588 Nov 2012 5,956 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 Feb 2013 Mar 2013 Apr 2013 May 2013 Jun 2013 Jul 2013 Aug 2013 Sep 2013 Sub Cumulative number of Retailer Compliance Check Inspections completed in the Fiscal Year Number column 0

FY 2011 Total: 1,020

Oct 2010 0 Nov 2010 0 Dec 2010 24 Jan 2011 18 Feb 2011 24 Mar 2011 48 Apr 2011 115 May 2011 129 Jun 2011 85 Jul 2011 101 Aug 2011 156 Sep 2011 320 0

FY 2012 Total: 4,493

Oct 2011 217 Nov 2011 255 Dec 2011 266 Jan 2012 263 Feb 2012 280 Mar 2012 223 Apr 2012 208 May 2012 345 Jun 2012 548 Jul 2012 569 Aug 2012 792 Sep 2012 527 Target

FY 2013 YTD: 1,373

Oct 2012 644 Nov 2012 729 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 Feb 2013 Mar 2013 Apr 2013 May 2013 Jun 2013 Jul 2013 Aug 2013 Sep 2013 http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm252849.htm FDA-TRACK CTP Dashboard track?program=ctp&id=CTP-OCE-retailer-compliance-check-inspections-WL-Money-Penalties Number of Warning Letters and Civil Money Penalties issued in the month as a result of retailer compliance check inspections ਍††਍਍਍਍਍਍਍