FDA Announces Grandfathered Product Database
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the creation of a grandfathered submissions database, a new tool that—as the name implies—will show a…
Senate Bill to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Introduced Again
There’s a new Congress, a new house Bill regarding premium cigar regulation and a new bill in the Senate. Again. Yesterday, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.,…
FDA Center for Tobacco Products Names Science Director
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center of Tobacco Products (CTP) has announced a new director of its Office of Science (OS), as Matt Holman,…
Trump Signs New Regulatory Limits; Cigar Regulations Not Affected
This morning, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to limit the amount of government regulations. The exact text of the executive order requires…
Trump Issues Regulatory Freeze, Likely Doesn’t Affect FDA Cigar Regulations
Last night, Reince Priebus, chief of staff for President Donald Trump, issued a memorandum announcing the new administration’s freeze on pending regulations. In short, the…
Ten Questions for 2017
It’s back. Despite whatever Patrick Lagreid might think, I think I did a B+ job on the Ten Questions for 2016 and as such, I…
Graded: The Ten Questions for 2016
As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…
House Freedom Caucus Calls on Trump to Repeal FDA Regulation of Cigars
It should come as no surprise that a number of laws and regulations will be challenged by the incoming legislature and Trump administration, but now…
Cigar Industry Lawsuit Against FDA Regulation Slated for July 2017
It will be several months before the premium cigar industry gets to plead its case against several points of contention with new regulation by the U.S….
FDA Extends Listing Deadline for Domestic Manufacturers
Cigar factories located in the U.S. were supposed to have until Dec. 31, 2016 to submit a list of products they manufacturer in U.S. factories….
Cigar Exemption Not Included in Congressional Funding Bill (Update)
The text of a proposed bill that would fund the U.S. government through next spring has been released, signaling the end of any hope that…
