Weekly News (April 3, 2023)
Editor’s Note: Over the last few weeks, readers in countries where English is not the primary language may have found that halfwheel was loading in a…
Michele Mital to Become Acting Director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products
Mital, FDA’s current deputy director, replaces Mitch Zeller, the longtime director of CTP, who is retiring next month.
FDA: Apply to be the New Head of Center for Tobacco Products
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has begun accepting applications for those interested in becoming the agency’s new director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products…
FDA Says Update About Proposed Flavored Cigar Rules on Track for Spring 2022
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration says it’s on track to deliver an update about its plans to restrict the sale of certain types of…
Weekly News (Dec. 20, 2021)
Yesterday, Frank Seltzer passed away due to complications with a form of rare blood cancer. Seltzer was a longstanding writer within the cigar industry whose…
FDA’s Mitch Zeller Retiring in April 2022
Mitch Zeller, the head of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, will retire next April. According to a report from The Washington Post, Zeller will retire in…
Seven Thoughts: Explaining FDA’s Plans to Ban Menthol Cigarettes & “Flavored Cigars”
Today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that it was moving forward with plans to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and at…
FDA Asks Court to Delay Substantial Equivalence Deadline Until Sept. 9, 2020 Due to Coronavirus
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has asked a federal court to delay the substantial equivalence deadline—currently set for May 12, 2020—due to the…
FDA Issues First Set of Warning Letters to Retailers Selling Newly Regulated Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the first round of warning letters have been sent to retailers found to be selling newly…
Rep. Boehner, McCarthy & Upton Ask FDA to Move Grandfather Date
Three of the most powerful members of the House of Representatives have requested the grandfather date used for the proposed regulations of tobacco products by…
White House Responds to FDA Exemption Petition
After more than 40,000 signatures and 750 days, the White House has formally responded to a petition to exempt premium cigars from the Food &…
