Tobacco Regulation Report

The latest national tobacco rules and news—and what may be on the horizon
Tobacco Regulation Report

Premium Cigars: The FDA’s Focus

Through the premium-cigar ANPRM, the agency is requesting comments, data, research results or other information not submitted in response to its deeming rule on topics including but not limited to:&nb...

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FDA’s Legal Battles: Deeming Regulations

Three federal lawsuits were filed simultaneously earlier this year against the FDA over the agency’s deeming rule that went into effect in August 2016, according to NATO.The lawsuits were filed ...

The FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) earlier this year voted on several descriptive claims regarding Philip Morris International’s (PMI’s) heat-not-burn p...

As it did with nicotine levels and tobacco flavors earlier in March, the FDA also opened a public-comment period on a third, previously announced tobacco issue: that of premium cigars.On March 23, the...

Seven health and medical groups filed suit against the FDA for its extension of new-product application deadlines for ENDS and cigars, according to one of the groups filing the suit.Filed in a federal...

The game-changing discussion of government regulation of nicotine levels in cigarettes has officially begun, with FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb formally announcing in a March 15 press conference...

Gottlieb said the ANPRM on flavored-tobacco products seeks comments, data, research results or other information on topics including but not limited to:— The role that flavors play in initiation...

Under the nicotine-level ANPRM, the FDA will focus on several topics, including the following:— Appropriate maximum nicotine levels.— Measurement of nicotine levels.— How the agency ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took several steps in early 2018 to reshape tobacco regulation, ranging from opening public-comment periods on key issues to moving on at least one signific...

Just days after calling for a public-comment period on nicotine levels in cigarettes, the FDA issued the ANPRM on flavored tobacco products—including menthol—and called upon all stakeholde...

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