FDA Releases 2017 User Fee Costs
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has released its calculations for user fees for tobacco products for 2017 and the cigar industry will owe…
FDA Issues Cigar Warning, Advertising Plan Draft Guidance
When the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to regulate a variety of tobacco products, including cigars, it issued a variety of…
FDA Loses Lawsuit Over Tobacco Labeling Changes
Turns out, if you put a new band on a cigar, it’s still the same cigar after all. Yesterday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration…
Five Things: What the Aug. 8, 2016 FDA Date Means
Today, almost every cigar purchased in the U.S. will be sold in a manner much like they were sold on Sunday. And yet, today is…
CAA, CRA & IPCPR File Lawsuit Over FDA’s Regulation of Cigars
The Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) have a filed a lawsuit in…
Cigar Trade Groups Plan Lawsuit Against FDA
The Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) will file a lawsuit by…
OMB Changes Removed Flavored Tobacco Restrictions from FDA Rule
While cigar manufacturers, retailers and smokers are still trying to grasp the impact of new regulations about to go into effect, it turns out the…
CAA, CRA & IPCPR Issue Joint Statement on FDA Regulations
It’s been three weeks since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced its plans to regulate cigars. Now, the three largest cigar organizations—the Cigar Association…
FDA Clarifies Free Sample Provision, “Buy 2, Get 1 Free” Allowed
During a webinar hosted by four officials from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), representatives from the agency clarified one…
Updated Guide to FDA’s Regulation of Cigars
On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would regulate premium cigars for the first time in history. This…
5 Takeaways from FDA’s Decision to Regulate Cigars
Earlier this morning, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its finalized plans to regulate deemed products, including cigars. Here are the basics and…
