The United States Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has send its proposed rulings for the regulation of premium cigars to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB will now conduct its own review on what the FDA has proposed. Information of this latest step in the FDA’s program to implement the Family Smoking […]
J. Glynn Loope, Executive Director for Cigar Rights of America has sent an open letter to each of the declared candidates running for President of the United States in 2016. The message of the letter calls for communication and support to the premium cigar industry with pending regulations forthcoming by the U.S. Food and Drug […]
A bill has been introduced to the United States House of Representatives to change the date that premium hand-made cigars are subject to the proposed regulations by the FDA. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) has introduced legislation that would change the proposed date from February 15, 2007 until 21 months after any such proposed regulations go […]
With the 114th Congress now in session, the time has come to reintroduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. Last week we reported on the introduction of House Bill (HR) 662 to the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of that bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations being proposed by […]
With the 114th Congress now in session, the time has come to reintroduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. House Bill (HR) 662 has been introduced by Representative Bill Posey of Florida to the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of the bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations […]
On December 17th, 2014, President Obama announced plans to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in over 50 years. These plans also include the intent to lift the Cuban Embargo. This has been of considerable interest to the cigar industry as premium cigars made in Cuba have been subject to the embargo […]
Three members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services requesting the grandfather date for tobacco products subject to the proposed Deeming Regulations be moved from February 15, 2007 to either April 25th, 2014 or a date the final rule was published. The representatives sending […]
Cigar Rights of America issued a statement in regards to the Office of Management and Budget’s timetable for a ruling on proposed regulations to the premium cigar industry. It has been announced that a new set of legislation will be filed, with additional planned overtures to the White House Administration planned. This is in response […]
This past week, Florida Governor Rick Scott, and Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for the agency to exclude the premium cigar industry from proposed regulations. This is the first Governor’s office to call on the FDA for such an exemption. The letter was sent […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has made changes that significantly weaken the language that detailed Health Risks for Cigars. This marks the second agency in less than a weak to express concerns over the proposed FDA regulations outlined in the Deeming Document. Last week the Small Business Administration sent a letter to […]
