FDA Responds to Joint CAA/CRA/IPCPR Lawsuit
Yesterday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) responded to the lawsuit filed by three cigar industry trade groups. In July, the Cigar Association of…
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…
Chicago Tobacco Tax Increase Delayed
A proposed tobacco tax increase in Chicago that was scheduled to go into effect on July 1 has been delayed, as the city has agreed…
Weekly News (May 30, 2016)
Cigar News Black Label Trading Co. Hires National Sales Manager Black Patch Releases Two New Lines Cavalier of Geneva Entering U.S. Market Crux Ships Guild…
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…
Weekly News (Nov. 23, 2015)
Cigar News Cigar Association of America Announces Javier Estades as New Chairman CLE Cigar Co. Ships Aladino CLE Cigar Ships Eiroa The First 20 Years…
Cigar Association of America Elects Javier Estades New Chairman
The Cigar Association of America (CAA), a national trade organization of cigar manufacturers, importers and distributors as well as major suppliers to the industry. Javier Estades,…
What the FDA Comment Extension Means
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a 30-day extension to the comment period regarding the proposed regulation of cigars, e-cigarettes, pipe and…
Extension of CHIP Act Filed in U.S. Senate
Yesterday, Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., introduced the Children’s Health Care Insurance Program Extension Act of 2014, a bill that would extend CHIP through 2019. The…
Understanding the FDA’s Deeming Document
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its “deeming document,” a roadmap of how it plans to regulate tobacco products it currently does…
