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
Food and Drug...
IPCPR Hires New Regional Lobbyist David Jessup
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has hired a new regional lobbyist. The trade association announced the hiring of David Jessup...
Indiana Announces E-Liquid Enforcement Plan
The Indiana Alcohol Tobacco Commission (ATC) has announced that it will not enforce for a period of 60 days the provisions of a 2015...
FDA and Cigar Trade Associations Take on Substantial Equivalence
Substantial equivalence, the process by which manufacturers of covered tobacco products including cigars, pipe tobacco, and e-cigarettes submit different products for U.S. Food and...
Big Tobacco-Backed Group Seeks to Overturn California’s Flavor Ban
California's Senate Bill 793, which imposed a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products throughout the state, is being challenged once again by...
Panel Offers Critique of FDA’s Tobacco Unit
Back in July 2022, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert M. Califf ordered an external review of the FDA's tobacco unit ....
Newly Proposed Federal Bills Target Tobacco Business Practices
There are several new bills being introduced or proposed on the federal level that are aimed at controlling how the tobacco industry conducts its...
Cigar Industry Loses Appeal in Latest FDA Lawsuit Ruling
In an appeal from the the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, a panel of judges ruled against the cigar industry...
House Agriculture Bill Attempts to Exempt Premium Cigars from Regulations
On June 27, 2017, the U.S. House of Representative Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture passed its FY18 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The significance of...
Sampling Do’s and Don’ts: FDA’s New Rules
In October, the FDA issued its final guidance on the sampling of premium cigars and other covered tobacco products. The sampling restrictions apply to...
