FDA Announces Withdrawal of Premium Cigar Entry from Unified Agenda
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn a Unified Agenda Entry relating to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for premium...
Cigarette Manufacturers Challenge FDA Cigarette Health Warnings
The following article was submitted by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
On May 6, 2020, Philip Morris USA Inc. and Sherman Group Holdings,...
California’s Senate Bill 793 Takes Aim at Flavored Tobacco Products
If passed, California's Senate Bill 793 would take flavored tobacco products out of the state. The bill is designed to build on the existing...
Companion Bill to H.R. 2339 Introduced in the Senate
S. 3174, known also as the "Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020", was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 9, 2020. This...
Nicotine Tax and OTP Tax Increase Defeated in Colorado’s Senate
Colorado's Senate rejected Gov. Jared Polis' proposed uniform nicotine tax. Colorado's House Bill 19-1333 would have given voters the chance to approve a cigarette...
FDA’s New Health-Warning Rules for Covered Tobacco Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued updated guidance pertaining to health-warning rules as they pertain to covered tobacco products. These products include...
FDA Announces Plan to Set Maximum Nicotine Levels
This year has seen significant regulatory announcements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
FDA-Commissioned Report on Premium Cigars Coming Next Week
On March 10, 2022, the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will release its report "Premium Cigars: Patterns of Use, Marketing, and...
Tobacco Harm Reduction Associations Join Forces to Support HR 1136
Similar to what’s been seen happening with cigar groups uniting to support bills to fight the FDA regulations, the same is now being seen...
Cigar Rights of America Sends Letter to State Governors and Legislatures
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) continues its efforts to educate lawmakers on the harmful impact federal regulation could have on premium cigars. On Feb....
