FDA Submits Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Ban to OMB
The following legislative update was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
As a part of the nine-step process that a federal government...
FDA Announces Policy Shift Impacting Deeming Regulations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), now led by Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has announced a new plan that targets the level of nicotine...
FDA Increases Monetary Penalties For Tobacco Regulation Violations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended the schedule for its Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP). These monetary penalties are levied against tobacco...
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...
Proposed New York State Tax Hike on Cigars Excluded from Final Budget
New York cigar retailers and consumers that were bracing themselves for a massive hike in taxes on cigars can rest a bit easily–for now....
Connecticut Senators Call For Action to Protect Connecticut Shade Tobacco Industry from Mislabeling
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) held a hearing where they heard the concerns made...
Trump Administration Wants to Remove FDA from Tobacco Regulation
For the past several years, the tobacco industry has been in a long, drawn-out battle for control with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration....
What You Need to Know About the Tobacco Product Listing Deadline
There's an important compliance deadline coming up on June 30, 2018. For some manufacturers of deemed tobacco products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
FDA Issues Marketing Decisions for Vuse Vibe and Vuse Ciro Products
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued decisions on several Vuse Vibe and Vuse Ciro e-cigarette products. These decisions included...
Federal Judge Delays FDA’s Warning Label Requirement
For cigar and pipe businesses, there's finally some good news to report on the ongoing lawsuit between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
