The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at 8am Eastern Time.

 

Cigar Industry Report: Edition 459 (11/13/21)

 

The Headlines

President Biden Nominates Dr. Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner

President Joe Biden has announced he has nominated Dr. Robert Califf to return as U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner.. We’ve got the details here.

 

The News

Product News

Other News

Legislative News

  • House of Representatives: HR 3982 is a proposed piece of legislation that calls for an exemption from FDA Regulation for premium handmade cigars. This week two new co-sponsors Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL] and Nicole Malliotakis [R-NY] signed on as co-sponsors.. The total number of sponsors is now 52.
  • U.S. Senate: S.438 is a proposed piece of legislation that calls for an exemption from FDA Regulation for premium handmade cigars. This week no new co-sponsors were added. The total number of sponsors remains at nine.

Cigar Reviews

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

The Smoking Syndicate

Features and Blog

 

Feature Story

  • None this week

The Blog

Prime Time Podcasts

Prime Time Show

Prime Time Special Edition

Prime Time Jukebox

Upcoming Schedule

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11/8: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 56: Christmas and Holiday Music – 2021 Edition
11/17: The Smoking Syndicate – Quesada Corner: Casa Magna
11/18: Prime Time Episode 210 Gerard Abajian, Jake Wyatt Cigar Company
TBA: Prime Time Special Edition 111: TBD
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