The battle against Warning Label Regulations for premium cigars issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is going to get some more attention in 2018. Last week, a group of businesses filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stating that the FDA’s Warning Label requirements are in violation […]
Cigar News: Cigar Industry Has Its Day in Court
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On December 14th, 2017 oral arguments in the cigar industry’s case against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were held in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with Judge Amit Mehta presiding over the hearings. This hearing comes after several months of filing legal motions and various scheduling deadlines being implemented. The […]
Cigar News: 29 Members of Congress Send Letter to OMB Director Urging Premium Cigar Exemption
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Last week, 29 members of the United States House of Representatives sent a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney urging him to exempt premium cigars from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation. All 29 members are GOP Party Members. As for Mulvaney, he has previously co-sponsored legislation […]
Cigar News: President Trump Nominates Alex Azar to be Next Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Today U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Alex Azar is his choice to replace Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on his cabinet. Azar comes from the pharmaceutical industry where from 2012 to 2017, he served as President of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli […]
Cigar News: FDA Extends Ingredient List Submission Deadline Six Months
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The deadline for cigar manufacturers to submit ingredient listings has been extended yet again. This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the new deadlines would be May 8, 2018 for non-small-scale tobacco products manufacturers and November 8, 2018 for small-scale tobacco products manufacturers. This latest delay is due to technical issues encountered with […]
Cigar News: FDA Responds to Cigar Industry’s Motion for Partial Injunction and Summary Judgement
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Editors Note: This was incorrectly reported by this author as ruling by the court. It was simply an acknowledgement of the court of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) response to the cigar industry’s motion for injunction and summary judgement. A ruling is expected in the upcoming weeks. This error entirely lies on this author’s end […]
Cigar News: Select FDA Compliance Deadlines Extended for Areas Affected by Natural Disasters
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With natural disasters affecting the Caribbean and U.S., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is extending the deadlines for submitting product ingredient listings and select health documents six months for manufacturers and importers located in the affected areas. The FDA stated: “The FDA is aware that tobacco manufacturers and importers in the […]
Cigar News: Court Denies Health Organizations’ Motion to Intervene in FDA Lawsuit
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On Monday, October 16, 2017, a federal judge denied a motion for intervention by a group of health organizations to intervene in the cigar industry’s lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The ruling was handed down by Judge Amit Mehta in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Court […]
Cigar News: FDA Issues Guidance on Free Samples of Tobacco Products
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its guidance on the regulations around free samples of tobacco products. In the guidance, the FDA confirmed that the free sample ban applies to all tobacco products, subject to its authority. The Deeming Rule which went into effect on August 8, 2016, extended this ban to cigars. The […]
Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition #14: Winds of Change
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For Special Edition #14, we look at the changes that are happening both domestically and internationally in the cigar industry – and why 2017 has been a pivotal year. Plus Cigar Dave made some interesting comments that pertain to cigar media, and we take a closer look at those comments and give our response. Additional Reference: Prime Time Special Edition […]