Califf Confirmed as New FDA Commissioner (Update)
There is a new commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted 89-4 in favor of confirming Dr. Robert Califf…
Cigar Exemption Not Included in Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Update)
Cigar smokers, your attention now turns to OMB. Late Tuesday night, the House of Representatives unveiled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (PDF), better known as…
Where Premium Cigars Stand in Congress (Update)
If you’re a cigar smoker you’ve probably heard requests for you to call members of Congress to tell them to exempt premium cigars from regulation…
Appropriations Bill Could Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Regulation
With a deadline to pass an appropriations bill quickly approaching in the U.S. Congress, a new ray of hope to exempt premium cigars from Food…
FDA Reopens Comments On Tobacco Related Rules
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened public comments on its proposed document titled “Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From…
Weekly News (Nov. 9, 2015)
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Report Says FDA Selected Option 1 for Proposed Final Rule (Update)
The Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association (TVECA) claims that it has gotten its hand on the proposed final ruling of the deeming regulations from the…
Weekly News (Nov. 2, 2015)
Cigar News ACID Supercell Heading to Fogue & Bates as Exclusive Chogüí Primeraño Planned for Anniversary Crowned Heads Ships The-Mason Dixon Project-Limited Edition 2015 Davidoff…
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….
