Brian King Named as New Center for Tobacco Products Director
The Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has a new director. In a Tweet posted on May 20, 2022, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf...
FDA May Regulate E-Cigarettes as Over-the-Counter Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering drastic changes to how its regulates e-cigarettes. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb revealed that his agency...
Senators Continue to Challenge FDA Regulation of Premium Cigars
The fight for premium cigar exemption is still being fought on Capitol Hill. This past week Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson sent a...
FDA Launches “This Is Our Watch” Program
At the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) Regional Education Seminar held on Aug. 23, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed...
Vapor Industry Strikes Back at FDA With Multiple Lawsuits
Just as the FDA faces various lawsuits from the premium cigar industry, the vape category is also legally challenging the controversial deeming rules as...
California Assembly Approves Senate Bill 793 Banning Flavored Tobacco
On Aug. 24, 2020, the California Assembly approved a ban on the retail sale of flavored tobacco products within the state. The ban would...
Funding Bill Granting FDA Regulatory Power Over Synthetic Nicotine Passes
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.5 trillion federal funding bill that included an amendment that gives the U.S. Food and...
FDA Offers Updated on Non-Tobacco Nicotine Product Review
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has offered an update on its progress reviewing nearly one million applications for non-tobacco nicotine (NTN) products....
New York’s Proposed Budget Could Mean Higher Cigar Taxes
If Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his way, taxes will increase dramatically on cigars. The same bill also proposes a ban on flavored tobacco products,...
President Trump Proposes New User Fees For E-cigarettes
User fees are nothing new and have been a contentious subject among manufacturers of tobacco products. Makers of cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco,...
