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 […]
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 […]
In what might be considered a major development in the cigar industry’s lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the cigar trade associations have motioned the court for a preliminary injunction and partial summary judgment to prevent the FDA from moving forward with portions of the Deeming Regulations. The areas being targeted surround […]
The Tom Price era as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has come to an end. Today, Price offered his resignation to President Donald Trump, who subsequently accepted it. The resignation comes on the heels of an investigation into his use of private charter and military jets which resulted in costs of $1,000,000 to […]
In a move that was not unexpected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will increase the user fees it is charging the U.S. tobacco industry. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the industry will be charged $672 million dollars – an increase of $37 million dollars from FY 2017. From those numbers $64 million dollars […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the deadline for domestic cigar manufacturers to submit product and establishment registration information is being pushed out from September 30, 2017 to October 12, 2017. According to FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the delay is being implemented due to login and connectivity problems on the website […]
On September 14, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a twelve-bill spending package for the 2018 Fiscal year that included the Agriculture Appropriations Bill that was crafted by a House Subcommittee earlier this summer. This bill includes language that calls for a premium cigar exemption and predicate date change to August 8, 2016. It marks the […]
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a twelve-bill spending package for the 2018 Fiscal year that includes the Agriculture Appropriations Bill that was approved by a subcommittee earlier this summer. This bill includes language that calls for a premium cigar exemption and predicate date change to August 8, 2016. The bill package now moves to […]
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that it will defer a ruling on a motion by six public health organizations to intervene as defendants in the cigar industry’s lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ruling was made by Judge Amit P. Mehta. This motion is of particular importance to the lawsuit […]
Back on July 24, six public health organizations filed a motion to intervene as defendants in two lawsuits against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one of which is the lawsuit brought forward by the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR). Over the past week, motions have […]
