Drew Newman Addresses FDA on Premium Cigar Regulation
At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tobacco Product Application Review Public Meeting held on Oct. 23, 2018, the agency at the center...
FDA Confirms Cigar Manufacturers Banned from Donating Cigars to Troops
Are cigar manufacturers allowed to donate cigars to U.S. troops? It's a question that's gotten numerous responses but no clear answer since the Deeming...
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 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...
FDA Questions Legality of Over 40 E-Cigarette and ENDS Products
In its latest move impacting the electronic cigarette category, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent letters to 21 different manufacturers and...
Courts to the Rescue: FDA Cigar and Pipe Warning Statements
On July 5, 2018, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Food...
A Changing Compliance Landscape: Upcoming Tobacco FDA Compliance Deadlines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not only set a number of compliance deadlines that the cigar industry must comply with, but...
Tobacco User Fees On the Rise in 2019
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised the user fees for cigar manufacturers and now as it reveals the user fees...
New Congressional Co-Sponsors for Premium Cigar Exemption Bill
In 2017, H.R. 564 was introduced by Bill Posey (R-FL), which aims to exempt premium cigars from being regulated by the U.S. Food and...
FDA Launches New Preventive Campaign Targeting Teen Vaping
For much of 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken up issue with e-cigarettes and the role they play in the...
