For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]
There is another 30-day delay in the lawsuit involving the cigar industry trade associations against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A joint motion was filed by both parties to extend all of the briefing deadlines another 30 days in the lawsuit. This request was made following the announcement on July 28th that the FDA […]
For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]
H New Media, the law firm owned by Frank Herrera representing a group led by Global Premium Cigars in a lawsuit against the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that both parties have agreed to a Joint Motion to Stay the Case. This essentially suspends the case, but gives an option for either […]
On July 28, 2017, newly appointed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb unveiled a tobacco program known as Protecting American Families: Comprehensive Approach to Nicotine and Tobacco. One component of this program was a plan to push the deadline for cigar and pipe tobacco companies to submit products for FDA approval out nearly […]
In a speech to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced a near-three-year delay for cigar makers to be required to get agency approval for any product marketed after February 15, 2007. This moves the deadline from November 8, 2018 to August 8, 2021 to keep a non-grandfathered product on […]
This past week Illusione Cigars received a grandfather determination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on seven sizes from its “Original Document” line. The five products are individual vitolas: Illusione 2 Illusione 4/2g Illusione 68 Illusione 88 Illusione 888 Illusione cg4 Illusione f9 Under the Deeming Regulations, products that were commercially marketed on […]
This past Monday, July 24, six public health organizations have filed a motion to intervene as defendants in two lawsuits against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) brought forward by the premium cigar and electronic cigarette industries. The six organizations include: The American Academy of Pediatrics The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network The American Heart […]
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled in favor of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a motion for Summary Judgment in a case against Nicopure LLC and the Vaping Industry. For now, this essentially throws out the legal challenge initiated by the vaping community last year. The decision was made by […]
Last week, language was placed in the House Appropriations Bill calling for a premium cigar exemption from FDA regulation. A companion bill is now being deliberated in the Senate – and its a bill that doesn’t currently contain language for an exemption. Today, Senators Marco Rubio [R-Florida] and Joe Manchin [D-West Virginia] expressed support before a Senate Appropriations Committee […]
