Resources
For More Information:
- If you’d like to view the entire 499-page text of the FDA deeming rule, you can read it here.
- FDA issued a press release detailing the actions the agency took on May 5 2016; you can read it here.
- Cigar Aficionado has published a brief summary, with quotes, of the ruling’s effect. Click here to read it.
- Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has issued their response to this new ruling; read it here.
- Halfwheel has summarized some of the top level issues into a 5 point list of takeaways; you can read it here.
Additional Resources:
- Option 1 vs Option 2
- The Difference Between Premium Cigars & Cigarettes
- The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
- Tobacco News & Information
- Significant Dates in U.S. Food and Drug Law History
- FDA Tobacco Litigation Tracker
- Lawsuits Challenging the FDA Deeming Rule
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