FDA Takes Aim at Flavors and Nicotine Addiction in Fall 2018 Unified Agenda
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its regulatory roadmap known as the Unified Regulatory Agenda. This document outlines the regulatory priorities...
FDA to Issue Menthol and Flavored Cigar Product Standards in 2022
As part of a webinar presented by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) on Dec. 2, 2021, it was revealed that the U.S....
Cigar Advocacy Groups Claim FDA Is Infringing on Commercial Free Speech
Are increased tobacco user fees and bigger warning label requirements infringing on cigar manufacturers’ Constitutional rights? According to several cigar industry advocacy groups, the...
A Cautionary Tale: Australia’s Over Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine
As tobacco businesses in the U.S. continue to come to terms with operating under increased regulations, observing how other countries are handling tobacco regulation...
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Comments on Premium Cigars and Regulation
The recently appointed new head of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Scott Gottlieb, made some of his first public comments about...
PCA and the CRA Comment on Substantial Equivalence Extension
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) are commending the decision made by the courts to extend the Substantial Equivalence...
FDA’s Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Bans on Track
In recent years the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken steps to regulate the tobacco industry, mostly focusing on the Electronic Nicotine...
New York State Moves Closer to Adopting Tobacco 21 Legislation
As has been the trend for the past few years, another state is moving toward adopting Tobacco 21 legislation. On March 6, 2019, lawmakers...
Warning Shot: Behind the Warning Label Delay
As many in the industry are aware, one of the major aspects of the FDA’s deeming regulations is the requirement that: (1) cigarmakers must...
FDA Ordered to Submit Quarterly Reports on PMTA Review Process
There's a change coming to the FDA's Premarket Tobacco Application (PMTA) review process. On April 15, 2022, Judge Paul W. Grimm of the U.S....