UPDATE 2: FDA Tobacco Regulation Dominates Summit

Publish Date: September 16, 2009
Source: AWMA (original article)

Convenience distributors and retailers, as of September 22, will be unable to sell any cigarette or cigarette paper that contains an artificial or natural flavor other than tobacco or menthol as a result of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA), which gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products.

Questions surrounding the new law and how FDA’s new powers may affect convenience distributors dominated the Summit yesterday, and an industry panel moderated by AWMA President & CEO Scott Ramminger attempted to provide some answers. While there are many uncertainties, the law specifies that flavored cigarettes will be considered adulterated products after September 22 and it will be illegal for them to be sold.

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UPDATE 1: (Sept. 23)

• The FDA has updated their website with more information on flavored tobacco products. Visit the FDA’s Flavored Tobacco Products Website: http://www.fda.gov/FlavoredTobacco
• Products Banned: Joker flavored rolling paper has been confirmed banned. We’re waiting to hear back on two others yet.

UPDATE 2: (Sept. 24)

• Swisher International, Inc. has issued a release stating their products are not a part of the FDA ban on flavored cigarettes. Read the release in it’s entirety here: Swisher FDA Ban 092309.pdf

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