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

Cigarette Volume Down 11.5%, Nielsen Says

Big dip reveals greater dual use or trial of alternative nicotine-delivery methods

Tobacco

E-Cigarettes Dominate First Half of 2019

FDA developments, flavor bans grab headlines through midyear

Tobacco

FDA Extends Comment Period for Substantial Equivalence

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 12, 2019

Requests from public prompt agency to push deadline to July 17

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Social Media Becomes New Focus for FDA on Vaping

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 11, 2019

Agency issues warning letters to companies for using ‘influencers’

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ITG Brands Names New President

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 11, 2019

Kutz replaces Carr at third-largest U.S. tobacco maker

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FDA Issues Guidance on E-Cig Applications

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 11, 2019

Finalized guidelines provide road map for new vaping devices to receive agency authorization

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Major U.S. City Considers E-Cig Ban

By Thomas A. Briant on Jun. 11, 2019

San Francisco moves one step closer to prohibiting sales of e-cigarettes

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Texas Increases Tobacco Buying Age

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 10, 2019

Law raising purchase age from 18 to 21 will begin Sept. 1; Connecticut may follow

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Altria Buys Into Oral Pouch Market

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 05, 2019

Marlboro maker buys 80% of group that produces tobacco-derived nicotine delivery products

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Beverly Hills Bans Tobacco Sales

By Angel Abcede on Jun. 05, 2019

Applies to c-stores, but exempts hotels and certain lounges