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14TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSNOVEMBERDECEMBER2009NEWSTRENDSnovemberdecember2009FDAUPDATEFredHoytaNATOboardmemberandoutletretaileraddedthattheFDAneedstoocusonregulatingtheInter-netsaleotobaccoproductstoavoidanincreaseinblack-marketsales.x1cTheFDAneedstotakeastrongstandontheInternetsaleotobaccoproductsbecauseitissodix1culttoveriytheageotheindividualattemptingtopur-chasetobaccoproductsx1dsaidHoyt.x1cMoreovertheFDAneedstoconsidermethodstocountertheblack-marketsaleocigarettesandtobaccoprod-uctssothatlegaltobaccoproductsaresoldinlegitimateretailstoresandtheappropriateederalandstatetaxesarecollectedandpaid.x1dFinallyNATOExecutiveTomBriantpointedoutthattheFDAshouldholdoontheblack-on-whitein-storeadvertisingrestrictionsinviewotherecentlawsuitx1ledagainsttheFDAseekingtodeclaretherestrictionsun-constitutional.Manuacturersalsoscrambledtoad-dressthepotentialconusion.BothAltriaandCommonwealthBrandsquicklyis-suedlettersoresponse.Altriax19scom-municationstatedthattheFDAbanonfavoredcigarettesdoesnotaectanyoPhilipMorrisUSAx19scigarettesciga-rettetobaccoandsmokelesstobaccoproductsU.S.SmokelessTobaccoCo.x19ssmokelesstobaccoproductsorJohnMiddletoncigarsorpipetobacco.Alet-terromCommonwealthBrandsnotedthatboththecompanyx19sseparatepack-agesocigarettepapersdonotmeetthedex1nitionoax1ccigarettex1dundertheFDAlawandarenotbannedandthatthecompanyx19sroll-your-owntobaccoblendsarenotbannedbecausetheydonothaveax1ccharacterizingfavorx1dasde-x1nedintheFDAlaw.Severalmanuac-turersx1ledlawsuitsagainsttheFDAseerelatedstoryp.16.Inadditiontopotentiallywiden-ingthescopeothefavoredciga-rettebantheletterwentontowarnthatcigarettesandtheircomponentpartsthatailtocomplywiththatrulewouldbesubjecttoseizureandtheirmanuacturersdistributorsandretail-erssubjecttox1cinjunctionactionscivilmoneypenaltiesandorcriminalpros-ecution.x1dSignedbyDr.LawrenceR.DeytonthenewdirectorotheFDAx19sCenterorTobaccoProductsthelet-terendedwiththeurtherwarningthattheFDAwouldusethex1cullrangeoenorcementtoolsx1dinitsauthoritytoensurecompliance.OnSept.22theFDAheldaconer-encecalltoclariyitsposition.Whenaskedoutrightbyareporterwhetherfavoringinotherormsotobaccox14smallcigarssmokelessandsnux14wouldbebannedDr.Deytonrespond-edx1cTheactprovidesuswithauthoritytodaytobancigaretteswithcertaincharacterizingfavors.Otherfavoredtobaccoproductsareissueswhichwewillbestudyingandcertainlybedis-cussingwiththeScientix1cAdvisoryCommitteewhichisbeingsetup.x1dThestatementindicatesthatfavoredcigarsarenotbannedatthistimere-portedTomBriantNATOx19sexecutivedirectoratertheFDAbriex1ng.Howeverurtherquestionsbyre-portersregardingtheFDAx19sdex1nitionoax1ccigarettex1dorthepurposesoen-orcementoitsregulationyieldedaveryunsatisyingresponseromFDAAttorneyCatherineLorraine.Accord-ingtoatranscriptothebriex1ngshesaidx1cWewillbelookingatproductsonanindividualbasistodetermineiitmeetsthataspectothedex1nitionoacigarette.x1dInviewotheongoingconusionmanuacturersrespondedtothebrie-ingwithlettersoguidancetotheircustomers.R.J.Reynoldsorexam-pleissuedaletterassuringitscus-tomersthatthebandoesnotapplytoanyothecompanyx19scurrentportolioocigaretteproducts.SimilarletterswereissuedbyNewImageinclud-ingitsRoyalBluntsTrueBluntsandEZRollcigarwrapsandbyNationalTobaccoconcerningitsZig-ZagCigarWraps.Alsorespondingtothebriex1ngNATOExecutiveDirectorTomBrianturgedretailerstocontacttheFDAtorequestclarix1cationotheissue.FormoreinormationcontactNATOatinonatocentral.org.