Big Tobacco’s Social Media Practices Questioned
Are some of the world's biggest tobacco companies unlawfully using social media and influencers to market their products to a new generation of smokers?...
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 Releases Updated Guidance For Cigar Warning Statements
Following the July 2018 announcement that a federal judge had delayed the cigar and pipe tobacco warning statements, now the U.S. Food and Drug...
South African Bill Seeks to Limit Smoking and Vaping In Country
For smokers living in South Africa, new laws could making enjoying various tobacco products a bit more difficult. The South African government is looking...
Canada’s Bill S-5 Threatens Country’s Premium Cigar Market
While the tobacco industry has been engulfed in a fight with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over regulation, Canadian businesses have faced their...
FDA’s Nicotine Warning Statement Requirement Goes Into Effect Aug. 10, 2018
There's a deadline looming that is catching some tobacco manufacturers and retailers by surprise. Starting on Aug. 10, 2018, nicotine warning labels will be...
New Bi-Partisan Bill Takes on Flavored E-Cigarettes and Cigars
Could flavored e-cigarette products and cigars be a thing of the past? If a new bi-partisan bill gets passed, both could be. There have...
FDA Announces New Initiatives and Policy Changes for Premarket Applications and E-Cigarettes
On the ninth anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) being signed into law, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., the commissioner of...
IPCPR Responds to Altria’s Premium Cigar APRM Comment
Altria's response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on premium cigars has sparked much debate and...
NATO Submits Comments to FDA’s Flavor and Nicotine ANPRMs
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) has submitted comments in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) advanced notice of proposed...
