FDA Issues Cigar Warning, Advertising Plan Draft Guidance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…
Weekly News (Aug. 22, 2016)
Cigar News Curivari Seleccion Privada Lancero Heads to Blue Havana II Drew Estate Plans Liga Privada Aniversario, Tapas Finas & More Habanos S.A. 2017 Release…
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…
Cigar Imports Met With New FDA Filing Requirement
Those in the business of getting cigars into the United States were met with a bit of a surprise on Monday as the usual process…
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…
IPCPR 2016: Day 0 Recap
For the past week or so, I’ve been getting more and more convinced that this was going to be by far the most unique IPCPR…
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…
Weekly News (June 6, 2016)
Cigar News Camacho Liberty Series 2016 Shipping This Week Crowned Heads Launching La Cosa Nica Sampler Davidoff Expanding Escurio Line Drew Estate Releases Drew Diplomat…
Global Premium Cigars Files Lawsuit Against FDA
Global Premium Cigars, LLC—the company behind the 1502 Cigars brand—has filed what is the first known instance of a premium cigar company suing the U.S….
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…
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…
