Cigar Industry Lawsuit Against FDA’s Deeming Rule Moves Forward
The Cigar Association of America, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailer Association and Cigar Rights of America filed a motion for Summary Judgement...
Premium Cigar Exemption Included in FY 2019 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
Language calling for the exemption of premium cigars from regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was included in the U.S. House...
IPCPR and CRA File Joint ANPRM Comment for Premium Cigar Industry
Two major cigar trade associations teamed up to file a response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) advance notice of proposed rule...
PCA and Other Retail Groups Seek Tobacco 21 Clarification
With the sudden passage of a federal Tobacco 21 legislation that effectively raised the minimum purchasing age of tobacco products to 21 years of...
U.S. House Set to Vote on Flavored Tobacco Ban Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on House Bill H.R. 2339 on Feb. 27, 2020. Known also as the "Reversing the...
FDA Deeming Regulations Delayed For 90 Days
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an extension of upcoming compliance deadlines, as defined by the deeming rules. On May 1, 2017,...
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...
H.R. 3982 Aims to Exempt Cigars from FDA Regulation
There's a new legislative push to exclude handcrafted premium cigars from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation. H.R. 3982, known as "Traditional Cigar...
McConnell and Kaine Release Tobacco-Free Youth Act
Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced the Tobacco-Free Youth Act, a bipartisan legislation that if passed would raise...
Turning Point Brands Files Petition to Review FDA MDOs
The following legislative update is provided by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
FDA Issues Additional Marketing Denial Orders on ENDS Products
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