Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) will perform surveillance of tobacco product marketing, the tobacco product marketplace, and tobacco use behaviors, transforming tobacco surveillance to be rapid, comprehensive, and coordinated, with salient findings fed immediately into traditional data collection systems. By identifying and evaluating signals in a timely fashion, the CRST will generate critical actionable information about changes in tobacco products which can inform FDA’s regulation of tobacco products leading to a substantial public health impact.

Tobacco Industry Monitoring (TIM) Alert

Tobacco Industry Marketing (TIM) Alerts provide weekly newsletters to subscribers to keep up to date with tobacco industry marketing and emerging tobacco products.

Excerpt from the Aug 28, 2026 TIM Alert

CIGARETTES

An ad for Camel cigarettes appeared in the September 2026 issue of Sports Illustrated. Camel last advertised cigarette products in consumer magazines in 2024. 

CIGARS

Swisher Sweets recently released many new flavors across several styles to coincide with the brand's new look. The new flavors include those from the Classic line, like Watermelon, Purple Razz, and Mango Lemonade; Swisher Leaf in Cookies N Cream and Russian Cream; and Swisher Leaf Wraps in Blue Raspberry, Russian Cream, and Cookies N Cream.