Congress Close to Passing National Tobacco 21 Legislation
To round out a year of industry-changing legislation, Congress is reportedly on the verge of permanently raising the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products...
Senate Confirms Hahn to Lead FDA
On Thursday, Dec. 12, the United States Senate voted 72-18 to confirm Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and...
Trump’s New FDA Commissioner Nominee Advances in Senate
President's Trump pick to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has secured a key vote in a Senate committee, paving a way...
Some Premium Cigars Exempted from Anti-Smoking Bill
Earlier this month, the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health voted to approve The Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic...
Controversial Anti-Tobacco Bill Passes House Subcommittee
When it comes to legislation and regulations, 2019 has not been particularly kind to the tobacco industry. Flavor bans and Tobacco 21 legislation has...
Trump Nominates Dr. Stephen M. Hahn for FDA Commissioner Position
President Donald Trump has revealed his plans to nominate Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to take on the role of commissioner of the U.S. Food...
FDA and Cigar Trade Associations Take on Substantial Equivalence
Substantial equivalence, the process by which manufacturers of covered tobacco products including cigars, pipe tobacco, and e-cigarettes submit different products for U.S. Food and...
Cigar Industry Loses on Substantial Equivalence Challenge
In the case of Cigar Association of America, et. Al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the court declined to grant a declamatory relief....
Los Angeles County Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
On Oct. 1, 2019, Los Angeles county's board of supervisors voted unanimously to ban flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco and menthol cigarettes....
FDA Issues Proposed Rule for Premarket Tobacco Product Applications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule addressing the requirements for the content, format and FDA's review of and...
