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Thomas A. Briant

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Thomas A. Briant

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Tobacco

Corrective Statements: Final POS Retail Ruling Expected Soon

In 1999, the Department of Justice brought a lawsuit in U.S. federal district court against three cigarette manufacturers regarding statements made by the companies. In August 2006, Federal District C...

Tobacco

FDA Conducts Webcast on Warning Letters and Internet Violations

On November 7, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) conducted a webcast with an update on warning letters and violations of the federal tobacco regulations b...

CSP Magazine

A Tale of Two Court Decisions

Two U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. One similar issue. Two very differ­ent rulings.

Tobacco

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Review Sixth Circuit Ruling on Graphic Labels

Five major tobacco manufacturers and a NATO retail member have filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to review the decision issued in March of 2012 by ...

Tobacco

NATO, Retailers Fight Tax Increases in Missouri and Cook County, Ill.

In one week, the voters in Missouri will go to the polls and be faced with voting on Proposition B, a ballot question that would raise the state’s cigarette tax from the current $0.17 per pack t...

Tobacco

Local Governments Continue to Seek Restrictions on Tobacco Products

For the first nine months of this year, NATO has monitored and responded to almost 50 proposed local tobacco ordinances across the country.  These ordinances propose various restrictions which ma...

Tobacco

TTB Issues Guidance on Commercial Roll-Your-Own Machines

The federal Alcohol, Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued a guidance document on how the agency will enforce the recently enacted law classifying operators of cigarette roll-your-own machines...

Tobacco

FDA Retail Inspections Now Being Conducted in 40 States

On October 5, the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products announced that it has recently awarded tobacco retail inspection contracts to the states of Idaho, Montana and South Carolina. This brings the n...

Tobacco

Omaha City Council Holds Hearing on 7% Tobacco Product Occupation Tax

On Tuesday, September 25, the Omaha City Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would adopt an "occupational privilege tax" on tobacco retailers that will equal 7% of the...

Tobacco

FDA Issues New Retailer Fact Sheet on Violation Warning Letters

The FDA has issued a one-page fact sheet titled "Overview: Tobacco Retailer Warning Letters" to explain why warning letters are issued to tobacco retailers, what a retailer needs to do if a ...

Tobacco

Omaha City Council Seeks 7% Occupation Tax on All Tobacco Products

Several Omaha City Council members have introduced an ordinance to adopt an "occupational privilege tax" on tobacco retailers that will equal 7% of the gross receipts from the "sale of ...

Tobacco

FDA Announces New Compliance Check Inspection Notice

Last week, the FDA hosted a compliance training webinar for retailers and announced the use of a new Compliance Check Inspection Notice if a minor was able to enter a retail store and purchase a regul...

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