It has been a little over two weeks since FDA released the Final Rule regulating cigars and other tobacco products. The 499-page rule is complex and raises as many questions as it answers. As the three industry trade associations have said, issuance of the Final Rule is the beginning of a long process. We are issuing this joint letter to advise members of actions we’re taking on behalf of the entire industry. We have all […]
In a blog posting on the official website for Illusione Cigars, Dion Giolito the President of the company addressed the future of Illusione. The posting titled, “Forces Beyond Your Kontrol” stated: “In lieu of current FDA rulings, we have come to the decision that we are 100% committed to you the retailer and the Cigar Industry respectively. At this time, we are moving forward to maintain all brands within the illusione portfolio and will submit […]
The Center for Tobacco Products is offering a series of webinars to help industry understand a recently finalized rule extending the FDA’s authority to all tobacco products. Under the rule, which is often referred to as the “deeming rule,” the FDA’s authority covers products such as e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, and pipe tobacco, among others. Some of the webinars are designed for specific audiences—tobacco retailers, vape shops, or manufacturers and importers, for example—to help them […]
Cigar Smokers come in all shapes and sizes, big and small, fat and thin, rich and poor, and old and young but always over 18. Walk into any cigar shop across America and you’ll meet people from all walks of life. From Laborers to Lawyers, Doctors to Dump Truck Drivers, Retirees to the Handicapped and everything in between. In the cigar shop, the cigar is the great equalizer and in a cigar shop everyone is […]
Are you a Baller? Tune in with your Entourage as we welcome to the show Rob Weiss who is an actor, director, producer and writer for shows like Entourage and Ballers, not to mention the movie American Psycho. We’ll smoke the cigars he helped bring to market with Camacho in the best interview ever with Rob Weiss. In the first hour we will light up BG Meyer Standard Issue and in the second hour we […]
In light of the recent news delivered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding total regulation of the premium cigar industry, our family has decided to take action, but we need your help. We cannot do this alone. Earlier this year, we decided to introduce to market a specialty grade organic coffee from Honduras. Our family has been in the coffee business since 1933 in Honduras. Our new line “Kafie 1901 Coffee” is intended […]
There is some support for tobacco in the United States Congress, especially from Congressman Tom Cole who is helping the fight against the nanny state with his support of FY17. In a press release Congressman Cole states, “The FDA’s announcement today that it plans to regulate all tobacco products is just another example of the Obama Administration’s regulatory overreach and nanny-state mentality,” said Cole. “This regulation takes an overly-broad approach to regulating these products. While we can […]
Today the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) launched an FDA Toolbox on their newly designed Legislative Center. The FDA Toolbox serves as a resource to help you better understand, comply with, and combat the new FDA regulations whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, or consumer of premium tobacco products. The IPCPR encourages you to utilize the FDA Toolbox resource throughout the coming years as the FDA regulations are implemented. The web page will be […]
Here it is… short and sweet…THE FACTS AS I SEE THEM A Summary of FDA Regulations on Cigars The FDA adopted restrictions on the sale and distribution of cigars including advertising and promotion restrictions. All cigars (premium and domestic) are now subject to regulation by the FDA. Manufacturers of cigars must comply with the following regulations: Submission of ingredient lists for each cigar and reporting of harmful or potentially harmful constituents. Registration of cigar manufacturing […]
Today, the FDA Regulations were official published beginning the countdown to FDA enforcement on August 8, 2016. Additionally they published “Requirements for the Submission of Data Needed To Calculate User Fees for Domestic Manufacturers and Importers of Cigars and Pipe Tobacco.” We have included that document here so you can get a headache reading it, just like us. 2016-10688 Requirements for Submission of User Fees