The federal Synar Amendment requires states to have laws in place prohibiting the sale and distribution of tobacco products to persons under 18 and to enforce those laws effectively. Annual Synar checks, required by the amendment, show that great strides have been made the reduction in retailer violations of the law and youth access to tobacco products in Michigan.

Keeping Tobacco Away From Kids: Retailer Education Kit – Booklet  Keeping Tobacco Away From Kids: Retailer Education Kit – Presentation ** Presentation Handout   Power Point Presentation with Notes **

** Internet Explorer 8 does not handle files created with MS Office 10 as Office documents, thus to download the PowerPoint files properly FireFox, Safari, or Chrome must be used.   We have provided the PowerPoint files below in MS Office 2007 version, but due file size limits they are split into two parts, we apologize for the inconvenience caused to IE8 users. Keeping Tobacco Away From Kids: Retailer Education Kit – Presentation –Part 1 (MS 2007) Keeping Tobacco Away From Kids: Retailer Education Kit – Presentation –Part 2 (MS 2007) Power Point Presentation with Notes –Part 1 (MS 2007) Power Point Presentation with Notes –Part 2 (MS 2007)

Annual Synar Report, FFY2012, Michigan

Report Potential Tobacco Product Violations
FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is providing the public and other stakeholders with another option for reporting potential violations of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Contract Act, and related regulations with its new, downloadable Potential Tobacco Product Violations Form.

Michigan Vendors Working to Protect Youth Under 18 from Tobacco