The largest manufacturers in the premium cigar industry today filed a joint comment with the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) opposing the agency’s Proposed Substantial Equivalence (“SE”) Rule, which would require manufacturers to submit to an extensive application and testing regime to keep any “non-grandfathered” cigars on the market.… Continue reading
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News: New House Bill and J.C. Newman Co. Response
Yesterday Halfwheel reported that House Bill H.R. 1854 was introduced to exempt premium cigars rom regulation and to explain what premium cigars are. Following is a statement from Drew Newman, general counsel of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., on the new bill:“We are very grateful to Representatives Kathy Castor, Bill Posey, and their bipartisan group of cosponsors for reintroducing H.R. 1854 today. This legislation, which would exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation, is just common sense.“Three years ago, FDA decided to apply the massive and costly regulatory scheme designed for cigarettes onto handcrafted premium cigars, which my family has been rolling for four generations and 124 years. FDA’s one-size-fits-all approach simply does not work for premium cigars, which is why, according to FDA’s own estimate, regulation would cause much as 50% of the American cigar industry to close.… Continue reading
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