Senators Push for Quicker Action on Proposed FDA Regulations
Yesterday, 11 Democratic senators sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, the director of White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pushing for a quick decision…
Proposed FDA Cigar Regulations Move to OMB
The date when smokers find out whether or not the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will regulate the cigar industry is getting closer and…
Dr. Robert Califf Nominated to be Next FDA Commissioner
On Tuesday, President Obama announced that he would be nominating Dr. Robert Califf to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration….
House Appropriations Committee Passes Legislation That Would Change FDA Regulation Date for Cigars
The cigar industry got one of its largest wins on a federal level in a while today when the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed the FY…
Weekly News (June 8, 2015)
Cigar News 262 Allegiance Lancero Ships AVO Syncro Nicaragua Scheduled for IPCPR 2015 Black Label Trading Co.’s Morphine Returns for 2015 C.Gars Ltd Hosting 15th…
Newest FDA Guidelines Not For Cigars
Last week, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) noted that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had updated a March 2015…
Sen. Blumenthal Wants New FDA Tobacco Regulations By End of Summer
As the cigar industry awaits FDA’s new guidelines for the regulation of the products they make, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wants to put a timeline…
New House Bill Would Push Back Potential FDA Grandfather Date
There’s a new cigar-friendly bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, but it will only be useful if new rules by the U.S. Food &…
Senate Bill to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Introduced
There’s a new Congress, a new House bill regarding cigar regulation and now a bill in the Senate. Yesterday, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., introduced S.441,…
Weekly News (Feb. 9, 2015)
Cigar News 1502 Coronas Shipping AKA Cigars Teases Something Gigantic https://twitter.com/AKAcigars/status/562805809537900545 Aquitaine Epoch Heads to En Fuego Cigars & Lounge Balmoral Creates Year of the…
FDA Commissioner To Step Down in March
Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the past six years, announced today that she will be stepping down…
