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FDA Announces Revised Deadlines Following 90 Day Delay

The FDA has issued a revised guidance with new compliance deadlines for retailers and manufacturers. Below are highlights of the newly promulgated schedule. New Deadline Highlights Submission of cigar warning plans (August 10th, 2017) Manufacturer registration & product listing (September 30th, 2017) SE exemption requests (November 8th, 2017) Submission of health documents & ingredient listings (November 8th, 2017) Submission of SE Reports for non-grandfathered products (May 8th, 2018) Implementation of required health warnings and labeling […]

May 10, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Senate Confirms Dr. Scott Gottlieb as FDA Commissioner

Earlier today the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the next Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). IPCPR applauds the Senate’s decision to put thoughtful and experienced leadership at the head of an organization as critical as the FDA. Dr. Gottlieb’s confirmation puts a reform minded physician with experience in both the public and private sectors in charge of a regulatory body that has too often failed in its mission to […]

May 9, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

States File In Support Of Opposition Of FDA Regulations Against Cigars

A rebellion. A group of freedom fights have signed up in support of the cigar industry against the tyrannical reign of the FDA. This group is in the form of states Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan and Texas for filed a 27 page brief opposing the FDA regulations of cigars. The brief which was filed on February 21 is part of the lawsuit which will be heard on July 28th, 2017 that puts plaintiffs Cigar Association of America, Cigar […]

February 22, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

New Hampshire Cigar Tax Defeated & Cigar Bar Redefined

According to a member of the Cigar Association of New Hampshire the bill that proposed the addition of a 65% tax on premium cigars has been defeated by more than a 3-1 margin with many politicians from both sides of the aisle voting against the increase. Additionally, HB 175 passed last week which changes the definition of a cigar bar. The original bill stated, “Does not allow cigarette smoking or service of food on the […]

February 17, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Industry’s Lawsuit Against FDA Deeming Rule Moves Forward

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Cigar Association of America, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association and Cigar Rights of America filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and opening brief in the cigar industry’s litigation challenging the FDA’s Final Deeming Rule. This filing serves as the next phase in the premium cigar industry’s joint litigation challenging FDA’s Final Deeming Rule, which began earlier this year in July […]

February 14, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

FDA Creates New Database For Grandfathered Tobacco Products

The FDA refers to a tobacco product that was commercially marketed (other than exclusively in test markets) in the U.S. as of Feb. 15, 2007, as a “grandfathered” tobacco product. These grandfathered products are not subject to the premarket requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and may serve as the predicate tobacco product in an application demonstrating substantial equivalence (SE) for a new tobacco product. The FDA’s new database contains determination information […]

February 7, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Bill Introduced in US Senate To Exempt Premium Cigars From FDA

Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) re-introduced legislation to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. The bill, Senate Bill 294 (“S. 294”), was introduced with a total of 10 original sponsors and co-sponsors, which include Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senator Daines (R-MT), Senator Tester (D-MT), Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Senator Corey Gardner (R-CO), Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV). Like S. 441 and […]

February 3, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

White House Freezes All Pending Regulations

This afternoon, shortly after the inauguration of President Trump the White House ordered a freeze of all pending regulations. The move was made so all regulations including the FDA regulations on cigars can be reviewed by the Trump administration. The memo came from White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus. The move however is not new in the transfer of power, as the Obama administration enacted a regulatory freeze in 2009 after taking office […]

January 20, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

New Hampshire Rep Proposes Removal of Smoking Bans

New Hampshire Representatives Robert Hull (R-District 09) and Lino Avellani (R-District 05) have introduced and sponsored House Bill 279 (“HB 279”) in the General Court that would make changes to the New Hampshire Indoor Smoking Act . Under the bill, HB 279 would remove the prohibition on smoking public conveyances that are privately owned, as well as restaurants, grocery stores, and cocktail lounges. In drafting the bill, Representative Hull stated, “It’s a property-rights issue…should the […]

January 13, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Rights of America Issues Legislative Update

The beginning of the New Year marks the opening of state capitols across the nation, as legislative bodies begin their deliberations for 2017. We are only in the opening days of January 2017, and already there are cigar related bills, both positive and negative, in almost a dozen states. CRA will work to keep you informed of legislation that we need to either support or defeat over the course of the coming weeks and months. With […]

January 13, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

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