Six Thoughts: Appeals Court Strikes Down All FDA Cigar & Pipe Warning Labels
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could not require…
District Court Strikes Down FDA Warning Labels for All Cigars & Pipes
In a move that could end up being a mixed bag for premium cigar smokers, a federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Food…
FDA Tells Court It Won’t Delay September Substantial Equivalence Deadline
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is not planning on delaying the current Sept. 9, 2020 deadline by which cigar companies will have to…
Eight Cigar Companies & Two Cigar Trade Groups Seek Indefinite Delay of FDA Substantial Equivalence Due to Coronavirus
A new motion has been filed in one of the lawsuits related to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of cigars, this time…
Court Tells FDA to Make a Decision Regarding Substantial Equivalence Extension This Week or Risk Trial
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will have until this Friday to grant an extension for the upcoming substantial equivalence deadline, set for May…
CRA, PCA Petition HHS/FDA to Delay May 2020 Substantial Equivalence Deadline
Two cigar trade groups have asked FDA to delay the May 2020 substantial equivalence submission deadline due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. If it doesn’t…
Tatuaje Fausto Limited SA
As part of its efforts to raise money to fight anti-cigar legislation and regulations from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the key manufacturers…
Padrón Black No. 200
There are a number of times when a company sends us a press release about a new sampler and we pretty much file it away,…
PCA 2020: The Reckoning is Here
The moment of reckoning has arrived. On Friday, Altadis U.S.A., Davidoff of Geneva USA, Drew Estate and General Cigar Co.—likely the four largest companies in…
Altadis, Davidoff, Drew Estate & General Not Exhibiting at PCA 2020 Trade Show (Update)
Four of the largest cigar companies have announced they will not be exhibiting at the upcoming 2020 PCA Trade Show & Convention, formerly known as…
CRA Freedom Sampler 2019 Ships
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has announced the release of its latest sampler. Officially called the CRA Freedom Sampler ($150), the 10-cigar sampler was advertised…
