FDA Compliance Resources for Tobacco Retailers
The following information is courtesy the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR).
The Deeming Rule installed several new compliance obligations on retail tobacconists...
Texas Cigar Businesses File Lawsuit to Delay FDA Warning Label Requirements
Texas is emerging as a new battlefront in the ongoing fight over the deeming regulations imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Flavored Tobacco Product Ban Imposed in San Francisco
For months, San Francisco has been at the center of an ongoing battle over flavored tobacco products. It's a fight that's gotten both sides...
Swedish Match Sets Plans to Exit Combustible Tobacco Market
Swedish Match has been working in the past two decades to get away from combustible tobacco products and go smoke free. It's latest announcement...
FDA Issues Status Report on PMTA Review Process
The following article was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
The FDA is under a Maryland Federal District Court order to file...
Clear The Air: A Look at LightningAir
For cigar lounges and other businesses that allow smoking, the quality of an establishment’s air is a topic that deserves some thought. While customers...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Launches New Program, Fueling the Growth
Hoping to increase shareholder value and stimulate growth, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has launched a new group-wide program tilted "Fueling the Growth."
This new program...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group to Acquire Royal Agio Cigars
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has agreed on the terms and conditions that will allow it to acquire all shares of Agio Beheer B.V. from Highlands...
U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Inc. Names New CEO
Robert B. Fulford has been named the new CEO of U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Inc. (USTC), effective Feb. 1, 2018. Fulford comes from a tobacco...
La Gloria Cubana Estelí Expands Brand’s White Box Blend
At this year's International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) trade show and convention, General Cigar's La Gloria Cubana introduced a new full-bodied...