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FDA Cigar Regulation Comment Period Ends Tomorrow
At 11:59 p.m. tomorrow night, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration will stop receiving public comments on the controversial cigar regulations it proposed back in April. In other …
FDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Cigar Regulations
The Food & Drug Administration has announced it is extending the period for public comments on its proposed cigar regulations by 30 days, to August 8 Since 2009, the government …
FDA Moves On Tobacco, Could Spare Premium Cigars
The Food and Drug Administration announced today plans to enact greater restrictions over the tobacco products sold in the United States. The government agency—which was given …
CRA Gets International Support Against FDA Regulations
The ambassadors of three major cigar-producing countries have joined the fight against FDA regulation of cigars.
Court Rejects FDA Appeal
It appears that the Federal Drug Administration’s mandate that forces cigarette companies to affix graphic warning labels to their products has finally been defeated. Last …
Senator Speaks Out in Support of Cigars
Yesterday the American premium cigar industry received a vote of confidence in a very public way from a U.S. Senator. Sen. Patrick Toomey (Rep.-PA) held a press conference on …
Petition to Protect Premium Cigars Reaches Signature Threshold
The Cigar Rights of America and the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association had just thirty days to collect 25,000 signatures in order for the White House to …
Appeals Court Upholds FDA-Mandated Graphic Warnings
The legal fight regarding graphic warnings appears far from over as a federal appeals court has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration is allowed to force tobacco companies …
Fight to Prevent FDA Cigar Regulation Gets a Boost
On August 1, Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, a Democrat and Republican respectively, introduced Senate bill 1461, otherwise known as the "Traditional Cigar Manufacturin…
