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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 9 - Trends in the Tobacco Industry — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
2022 Significant Developments in the Tobacco Industry and What to Expect in 2023 (Part One) - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
In mid-January, a bipartisan coalition of nine state attorneys general, as well as the Washington, D.C., attorney general, announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales. The attorneys general of...more
In the first half of 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has continued to ramp up efforts to limit sales of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). We previously reported on FDA’s heightened...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently filed new injunction and civil money penalty proceedings against unauthorized, flavored e-liquids and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) manufacturers and...more
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two new rounds of warning letters to online retailers, manufacturers, and distributors for reportedly selling or distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products....more
Food/Dietary Supplements - Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs Gives Remarks at the Food Allergy Summit – The deputy commissioner stated, “Today, allergies are a growing public health and...more
Latest Round of FTC CBD Letter-Writing Campaign Has Anonymous Pen Pals - Three companies get talking-to over CBD health claims - Ambitious! Three unnamed companies were on the receiving end of firm but undoubtedly...more
Charities- 4 Attorneys General Settle with Military Charity Over Alleged Deceptive Practices- Four AGs, led by Virginia AG Mark Herring, reached a settlement with Hearts 2 Heroes Inc., d/b/a Active Duty Support Services...more
Last month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent joint warning letters to four companies that manufacture and advertise flavored liquids used in vaping (“e-liquids”). While...more
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued joint warning letters to four sellers of e-liquids, the nicotine “juice” used in vaping regarding their use of social media...more
Antitrust- 10 Attorneys General Sue to Enjoin Merger of Major Wireless Phone Companies- 10 AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James and California AG Xavier Becerra, filed a lawsuit to enjoin T-Mobile US, Inc. and its parent...more
Food/Dietary Supplements - Commissioner Gottlieb Announces Plan to Enhance Dietary Supplement Regulation – The FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a press release outlining the FDA’s plan to modernize the regulation and...more
The FDA and FTC jointly issued thirteen (13) warning letters to companies involved in the manufacture, distribution and retail of certain e-liquid products to be used in connection with e-cigarettes which feature packaging...more
While FDA’s tobacco products “deeming rule” is pending, the Agency issues Warning Letters to e-cigarette and e-liquid companies for the first time....more