Today an amendment was added to HR 2339, a comprehensive anti-tobacco bill that last week passed a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee. In the amendment to the bill is language that would exempt premium cigars from a ban on internet and catalog sales as well as exemption from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s costly […]
United States President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner. Dr. Hahn is an oncologist who currently serves as the Chief Medical Executive of the MD Anderson Cancer Center. In a related move, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which the FDA […]
The FDA is helping the cigar industry in the fight against the agency itself. Yes, it’s happening as today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed an appeal on the decision of Judge Paul Grimm of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland which moved to accelerate the timetable where […]
The cigar industry suffered another defeat in court when Judge Amit P Mehta of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ruled against Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed by the cigar industry trade associations (Cigar Association of America, Cigar Rights of America, and the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association) to […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance on the Substantial Equivalence process. As a part of issuing such guidance, there must be a public comment period. The comment period came to a close on July 17th (following a 30-day extension granted by the FDA). This saw many cigar companies […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the period to comment on the agency’s draft guidance around Substantial Equivalence (SE) by 30 days. The deadline to submit comments around the Substantial Equivalence Rules is now July 17, 2019. Substantial Equivalence marks a pathway where many cigar companies can keep products introduced after February […]
Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina met with leaders of the premium cigar industry in his country. The agenda of the meeting was to make him aware of the concerns and challenges resulting from regulations being implemented in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting was held in the Private […]
Late in March HR 1854, the bill to exempt premium cigars from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation was introduced to the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. While in previous years it has been consistent, this time around there is one notable change of the bill’s text – flavored cigars are not […]
The movement to raise the tobacco purchase to 21 has now reached a national stage. Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama) has introduced the “Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens” (SCOTT Act). This bill not only proposes raising the tobacco purchase to 21, but it also will mandate age verification for online sales of vaping products. […]
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who also is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will hold a field hearing called “Keeping Small, Premium Cigar Businesses Rolling” on Friday, April 5, 2019, at 1:00 PM Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City Campus in Florida. The topic will take a closer look at the impact of regulations […]
