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14TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSJANUARYFEBRUARY2012NEWSTRENDSJANUARYFEBRUARY2012U.S.senatorsFrankR.LautenbergD-N.J.DickDurbinD-Ill.Sher-rodBrownD-OhioJexaxaMerkleyD-Ore.andRichardBlumenthalD-Conn.arepushingxaortheU.S.FoodDrugAdministrationFDAcom-missionertoban9avoredcigars.x1cCi-garswithcandy-like9avoringssuchasstrawberrywatermelonvanillaandchocolateattractkidstosmok-ingandhelphookthemonthisad-dictivehabitx1dthesenatorswroteinalettertoCommissionerMargaretHamburg.x1cCongresshelpedprotectyoungpeoplexaromtheharmxaulexa-xaectsoxatobaccobybanning9avoredcigarettes.Butasyouthcigaretteusehasxaallencigarshavebecomemorepopularamongadolescents....WeurgeFDAtoimmediatelyclosethecurrentregulatoryloopholesandpro-hibit9avoredcigarsintheinterestoxapublichealth.x1dTheSenatorsalsocriticizedtheFDAxaornotassertingitsauthorityxaromtheFamilySmokingPreventionTobaccoControlActoxa2009overcigars.x1cOnJuly7theDepartmentoxaHealthHumanServicesHHSindicatedinitssemiannualregulatoryagendathatFDAintendedtoissuethisregulationinOctoberoxathisyearx1dtheywrote.x1cSinceFDAmisseditsOctoberdead-lineanestimatedtwobillioncigarscigarillosandlittlecigarshavebeensoldwithoutappropriateregulation.x1dTocounterthatcontentiontheIn-ternationalPremiumCigarPipeRetailersAssociationisurgingmem-bersandsupporterstosignapetitionagainstFDAregulationoxacigarsthatpointsoutthatregulationwouldx1cdev-astatemylocalshopalongwiththou-sandsoxaotherpremiumcigarstoresacrossthenation.x1dAccordingtothepetitionexpand-ingFDAregulationstocigarscouldBanwalk-inhumidorsselxa-servecigardisplaysandmail-orderInternetcigarsales.Banall9avoredcigarssuchasrumcognacbourbonvanillaandcoxaxaee.Dexaaceornatedecorativecigarboxeswithgrotesquegraphicim-ages.Bancigareventswithxareecigars.Limitcigaradvertisingtoblackandwhitex1ctombstonex1dads.Imposeadditionaluserxaeestaxesoncigars.Limittheavailabilityoxaspecialre-leaseandsmall-batchcigarssinceallcigarswouldhavetoundergoexten-siveandexpensivetestingandbeapprovedbytheFDA.Limitnicotinelevelsincigarstonearzerolevelsseverelyimpactingthe9avoroxacigars.Banlogocigarmerchandiselikehatsshirtsjacketscutterscasesandshoppingbags.Thepetitionalsosupportsapro-posedlawTheTraditionalCigarManuxaacturingSmallBusinessJobsPreservationActoxa2011HR1639thatwouldexemptx1clargeandpremi-umx1dcigarsxaromFDAregulation.AsimilarbillS1461hasalsobeenintroducedintheSenate.x1cPre-miumcigarsarenotlikecigarettesandshouldnotberegulatedasixatheywerex1dthepetitionstatesaddingthatstricterregulationswouldx1cdevastatex1dlocalcigarshopsacrossthecountry.BanonFlavoredCigarsSoughtSenatorsseekFDAbanonx1favoredcigars.NATOrecentlyrequestedthattheFDAx19sCenterxaorTobaccoProductscorrectastatementintheagencyx19syellowx1cBreaktheChainx1dretail9ierthatstatesretail-ersarenotallowedtosellorgiveawaytoadultcustomersanitemthathasatobaccobrandnameorlogo.Specif-callythe9ierstatesx1cDoNOTsellorgiveawayitemssuchashatsort-shirtswithtobaccobrandsorlogos.x1dThisNATOx19sTomBriantsayswouldconxauseretailerssincetheFDAregulationsonlyapplytocigarettesroll-your-ownandsmokelesstobaccox14notalltobaccoproducts.Briantraisedtheissuebecausetheagencyx19sregulationsactuallyonlypro-hibititemsxaromcontainingcigaretteroll-youar-ownandsmokelesstobaccobrandnamesorlogos.TheFDArespondedbypostinganewversionoxatheBreaktheChainretail9ieronitswebsitewithaclarifcationthatreadsx1cDonotsellorgiveawayitemssuchashatst-shirtsorlighterswithcigaretteandsmokelessto-baccobrandsorlogos.x1dWhileincorrectversionoxathe9yerhadRetailFlierWasFlawedFDAhasrectiedbyspecifyingtypesoftobaccounderjurisdictionpreviouslybeenmailedbytheFDAtoretailersDr.LawrenceDeytonthedirectoroxatheFDAx19sCenterxaorTo-baccoProductshasassuredNATOthattheCenterxaorTobaccoProductswillnowmailretailersanupdatedversionoxathe9yerthatreadsx1cDoNOTsellorgiveawayitemssuchashatst-shirtsorlighterswithciga-retteandsmokelesstobaccobrandsorlogos.x1dForretailersthismeansthatitemswithacigarorpipetobac-cobrandnameorlogocanbelegallysoldorgivenawaytoadultconsum-erssincetheFDAhasnotatthistimeadoptedanyregulationsregardingcigarsandpipetobacco.