Tobacco

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

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

FDA Webinar to Detail Civil Money Penalties

Webinar will provide information on the retailer civil money penalty complaint process

Tobacco

Petition Effort Approved for Missouri Tobacco Tax Increases

American Cancer Society seeks to increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products

Effort is one of several in response to local tobacco initiatives

A cancer center seeks to convert smokers into smokeless tobacco users.

Cigarette-maker Liggett Vector Brands has enacted an 8-cent-per-pack list price increase on its deep-discount brands--Liggett Select, Eve and Grand Prix.

Products

Citing volume declines, company plans $400-million cost reduction

A St. Louis judge declared a mistrial in the lawsuit against Philip Morris USA alleging Missouri smokers were misled into believing light cigarettes were safer than regular ones.

Declines on legal costs, but CEP happy with total tobacco footprint

Report provides use guidance for small tobacco businesses

Agency issues notice about ability to support second round

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