PCA & Others Seek Clarification on Federal Tobacco 21 Age Increase Implementation
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and other trade groups have asked the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to clarify the implementation of the new…
FDA: Premium Cigars Are Our Lowest Priority
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to more aggressively regulate e-cigarettes and vaping products, specifically flavored pods or cartridges. At the…
U.S. Senate Approves Spending Bill With Federal Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
The United States is one step away from banning tobacco sales to anyone under the age of 21. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a…
House Passes $1.4 Trillion Spending Bill, Includes Federal Tobacco 21 Law
The United States is one step closer to making it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products. On Tuesday, the…
Dr. Stephen Hahn Confirmed as FDA Commissioner
Dr. Stephen Hahn is the new commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Earlier today, Hahn was confirmed by the Senate by a…
Senate Committee Approves Stephen Hahn’s Nomination as FDA Head
Dr. Stephen Hahn is just one step away from becoming the next commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The Senate Health, Education,…
House Committee Exempts $12+ Cigars from FDA’s Substantial Equivalence, Most New Anti-Tobacco Regulations
And finally some good news. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health passed H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of…
House Subcommittee Passes Bill Banning Online Sales of Tobacco Products, Flavored Tobacco, Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
One of the strongest federal anti-tobacco bills proposed in recent memory passed its first hurdle earlier today. The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health…
Top Trump Official Suggests FDA Shouldn’t Regulate Tobacco
A top policy official for the Trump Administration has suggested that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) should not be regulating tobacco products. At…
McConnell, Kaine Introduce Bill to Increase Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21; No Military Exemption
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., have introduced a bill that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21…
FDA Loses Maryland Court Battle, Substantial Equivalence Delay in Jeopardy
There are some court battles the cigar industry would like FDA to win—and it just lost one of them. Earlier today, the U.S. District Court…
