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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…

FDA Delays Ingredient Listing Deadline to August 2017

Another day, another FDA delay. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has published a revised version of its Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products, which…

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 Alleges Swisher & Others Mislabeled Cigarettes as Little Cigars

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters to four manufacturers, including Swisher International, Inc., stating that the agency believes that some products the…

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…

FDA Begins to Collect User Fees

Much earlier than expected, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has begin to impose user fees from those importing cigars into the U.S. User fees…

Trump Taps Cigar Friendly Congressman for Health and Human Services Head

Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the Department Health and Human Services (HHS), the government department that…

FDA Removes Threshold Restrictions for Tobacco Product Applications

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has withdrawn restrictions regarding the minimum amount of information needed for the agency to…