Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court of Columbia has ruled the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to not exempt premium cigars from regulation on the Final Deeming Rule was arbitrary and capricious. While Mehta’s decision does not throw out the Deeming Rule, he is asking the cigar industry and FDA […]
On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the period for the public to comment on both its proposed flavored cigars and menthol cigarette ban an additional 30 days. The new deadline to submit comments is now August 2, 2022. Today, the extension was made official in the Federal Register. The FDA […]
Over the past few weeks, we have seen both the CAA and PCA open up portals to submit comments to the FDA on their proposed ban on flavored cigars. Now Swisher, one of the largest makers of flavored cigars has opened a portal of its own. Swisher is also the parent company of Drew Estate. […]
Last month, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its proposed ban on flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes, it also announced it would hold two listening sessions around these proposed standards. The listening sessions are scheduled from 10am to 4pm on June 13th and June 15th. These listening sessions will provide an opportunity […]
One day after the Cigar Association of America (CAA) unveiled a portal to submit comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its planned flavored tobacco ban, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has also launched its own portal – www.fightflavorbans.com. According to the PCA, “This action by the FDA is not justified […]
The Cigar Association of America (CAA) today announced that it has launched an internet portal so that adult cigar consumers can comment on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed ban on flavored cigars which includes a product standard that would prohibit characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. In a press release, CAA […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named Dr. Brian A. King as new Director for its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). Dr. King takes over for Michele Mital, who had been serving as Acting Director since Dr. Mitch Zeller retired earlier this year. In a statement on Twitter, Dr. Robert Califf FDA Commissioner, comments, […]
Back in February 2021, the three trade associations for the cigar industry (Cigar Association of America, Cigar Rights of America, and Premium Cigar Association) filed a motion for summary judgment and permanent injunction with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking the Court to nullify the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Final […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published its proposed rules regarding the ban of Flavored Cigars to the Federal Register. It has also opened up a public comment period on what it has proposed. The Federal Register is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, […]
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s announcement of a proposed ban on flavored cigars, the Cigar Association of America (CAA) issued the following statement: The CAA is a national trade organization representing cigar manufacturers, importers, mail order companies, distributors, suppliers to the industry, and supporting members.
