Tobacco

Tobacco, cigarette and e-cig category news for the convenience-store retail industry

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Senators Seek Ban on Flavored Cigars

Cigar association circulating petition to clarify FDA's jurisdiction

Tobacco

Smokeless Scrutiny

Safety of modified-risk tobacco products in spotlight

Institute of Medicine issues report on scientific standards for studies

Industry execs weigh in on tobacco during CSP CyberConference

NATO executive director looks at issues that have affected retailers at the local level this year

Products

Reynolds American, Lorillard follow PM USA with increases

But upholds mail ban, denies argument claiming violation of 10th Amendment rights

Prices raised across brands; L&M promotional allowance reduced

New retailer incentive program to begin in January

Comment periods offered on non-face-to-face sales, premarket review of new tobacco products, brand name provisions and required warnings

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