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FDA Withdraws Proposed Bans on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

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In late January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its proposed rules to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and all characterizing flavors in cigars. Although either proposal could be...more

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Federal Appellate Court Agrees that FDA Cannot Regulate “Premium Cigars”

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Yet again, the premium cigar industry has prevailed in federal court against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA appealed a federal district court decision vacating its rule (the Deeming Rule) subjecting premium...more

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What a Second Trump Administration Could Mean for Tobacco Industry Regulations

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As the tobacco industry anticipates a second Trump administration, it’s banking on what some public health experts describe as his unpredictable approach to regulation. Trump’s history of abrupt policy shifts makes tobacco...more

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Tobacco Surcharge Lawsuits Lighting Up Common Wellness Program Designs

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A new and unprecedented wave of class action complaints is targeting a common feature of many employer-sponsored benefit plans: tobacco-user surcharges. These surcharges are often part of a wellness program that charges...more

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FDA Proposes to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Characterizing Flavors in Cigars

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On April 29, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will issue proposed tobacco product standards within the next year that will effectively ban menthol cigarettes and characterizing flavors in cigars....more

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Trump administration now seeks to vaporize vaping, banning candy flavorings

After standing to one side while vaping hooked a generation of young Americans on nicotine, the Trump Administration has now abruptly decided to try to vaporize youthful vaping by banning candy-like flavorings favored by...more

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