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The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide decreased from 203.7 billion in 2020 to 190.2 billion in 2021, …
Cigarette Sales in the US Drop to 190.2 Billion Read More Robert M. Califf, M.D., MACC, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, recently released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s external evaluation to strengthen the agency’s tobacco program:
FDA’s External Evaluation to Strengthen Its Tobacco Program Read More
A study recently released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 3.08 million (11.3%) U.S. middle and high …
More than 3 Million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022 Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (NAHH), a Hispanic health advocacy group in the United States, is calling on the FDA to ban menthol and all flavored …
Hispanic Health Group Calls on FDA to Ban Menthol and Flavored Cigars Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration recently published plans for future potential regulatory actions that include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s plans to develop a proposed product standard that would …
FDA Announces Plans for Proposed Rule to Reduce Addictiveness of Cigarettes Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in …
FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Initial Decision announced on Feb. 24, 2022, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the antitrust charges in a complaint issued by the Federal Trade Commission staff …
Judge Dismisses FTC Antitrust Complaint Against Altria Group and JUUL Labs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of 22nd Century Group Inc.’s “VLN King” and “VLN Menthol King” combusted, filtered cigarettes as modified risk tobacco …
FDA Authorizes Marketing of Tobacco Products that Help Reduce Exposure to and Consumption of Nicotine for Smokers Who Use Them Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products after determining the applications for …
FDA Denies Marketing Applications for 55,000 Flavored E-Cigarette Products Read More