Premium Cigar Industry Beats FDA in Court, Regulations Vacated
After seven years of litigation, the premium cigar industry has won.
Biden Administration Opposes Preventing FDA From Banning Flavored Cigars, Menthol Cigarettes
The White House says Joe Biden would veto a proposal from House Republicans that would prevent FDA from banning flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes.
Proposed Funding Bill Would Prevent FDA From Banning Flavored Cigars/Menthol Cigarettes, Enacting Nicotine Limits
The proposed language would block FDA from enacting three of its top anti-tobacco proposals.
21 Senators Send Letter to FDA Asking About Proposed Flavored Cigar, Menthol Cigarette Bans
The letter asks for an update about when FDA plans to announce a final rule and how the agency plans to address the strategy cigarette companies have taken to get around menthol bans introduced in California and Massachusetts.
House Oversight Committee Investigating FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products
The House Oversight Committee is asking for documents regarding how the agency operates while also airing out some grievances the vaping industry has with FDA. Cigars do not appear to be a focus for the committee.
Senators Introduce Bill to Prevent Tobacco & Vaping Companies From Deducting Advertising Expenses
The bill would certainly impact websites like halfwheel and cigar magazines, but it also could affect cigar retailers including those that don’t have online storefronts or catalogs.
FDA Head Says Agency Plans to Announce Flavored Cigar, Menthol Cigarette Bans in Fall 2023
Given previous statements from FDA, if the agency follows through with this timeline, flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes could be illegal by the end of 2024. That would assume no lawsuits challenging the proposed regulations, an almost certainty.
FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Responds to Reagan-Udall Foundation Report, Announces Plans for New Transparency & Policy Units
After public missteps surrounding Juul, the Reagan-Udall Foundation was tasked with reviewing how FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products was doing. It issued a report in December outlining some changes, today, the agency has responded in detail about how it plans on making some of those changes.
Court Blocks FDA’s Plans for Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes
This is the latest in a long line of rulings against American regulators who have attempted to require more aggressive warning labels on tobacco products. Even if FDA had won the case, the ruling would have had no immediate impact on cigars.
Report: U.S. Considering Ban on Nicaraguan Imports
As relations deteriorate between the two countries, there is speculation that a ban on imports is being considered.
OMB Says NPRM on Nicotine Limits Coming in May 2023 (Update)
According to one White House agency, we should get a first look at how FDA plans on creating nicotine limits for cigarettes next year. As of now, it remains unclear whether this would affect premium cigars.
