Senate Bill to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Regulation Reintroduced (Update)
A bill that would exempt premium cigars from regulation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has been reintroduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla….
Court Filing: Cigar Industry Asks FDA to Delay HPHC Testing Deadline
For those wondering the status of the cigar industry’s lawsuit against FDA, not much has happened since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) agreed…
21 Senators Send Letter Urging FDA to Ban Flavored Tobacco, Menthol
Last month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would seek a ban on flavored tobacco—including flavored cigars—and menthol in tobacco products…
FDA Plans Flavored Cigar, Menthol Cigarette Ban
As expected this week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced sweeping regulation to the e-cigarette and vaping industry, but in doing so it…
FDA Hints at Flavored Cigar Ban
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) would like to ban flavored cigars. As part of the agency’s most recent Unified Agenda of Regulations, FDA…
FDA Cigar User Fees Top 5 Cents for FY 2019
The federally-mandated user fees that cigar companies are required to pay to fund the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) tobacco regulation will be increasing…
Texas Court Denies Appeal of Decision to Merge FDA Cigar Cases
Earlier this month, a federal court in Texas abruptly changed an earlier decision and opted to move a lawsuit regarding the U.S. Food & Drug…
Sens. Nelson & Rubio Call on FDA to Save Florida’s Historic Premium Cigar Industry
In a letter sent to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration on Wednesday, Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla), called on the agency…
Decision to Move Texas FDA Cigar Lawsuit Appealed
Attorneys for the three Texas-based cigar businesses that sued the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) over its cigar regulations have appealed a decision from…
FDA Cigar Warning Labels Delayed by Washington D.C. Court
Cigar companies will not have to place warning labels on boxes beginning Aug. 10, 2018. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that requirements…
Texas FDA Cigar Lawsuit Moved to D.C.
The Texas-based lawsuit over the FDA’s regulation of premium cigars will not be in Texas any longer. Yesterday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson reversed her…
