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*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***Premium Cigars Score A Victory As Federal Court Rules Against FDA
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exempt premium cigars from tobacco regulations that the Agency put in place in 2016. This ruling, which follows nearly seven years of litigation, is a historic victory for the industry and a significant pushback against arbitrary FDA regulation.
Cigar Rights of America (CRA), which funded and led the successful challenge, argued that the inclusion of premium cigars in a 2016 “Deeming” rule by FDA was fundamentally misguided and based on unsound science. In its appearance before the court on May 23, 2022, CRA demonstrated that the Agency had failed to demonstrate a public health rationale and improperly rejected a previously considered option to exempt the category.
On July 5th of last year, Judge Mehta agreed, ruling that the inclusion of premium cigars was arbitrary and capricious, in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act. Specifically, Judge Mehta found that FDA ignored scientific evidence on the use of premium cigars that CRA submitted and “instead of addressing the relevant data before it, the agency resorted to a common refrain to obscure the issue.”
Since that time, the industry has eagerly awaited today’s official announcement by the court that establishes a federal definition for premium cigars, allowing their exemption. The ruling effectively brings much-needed regulatory relief to the entire industry.
Robert Levin, president of CRA, stated upon learning of Mehta’s ruling, “today is a monumental day in the history of the premium cigar industry.” Levin continued, “The court’s ruling is further testament to the years-long effort by the CRA legislative and legal teams to give voice to our long-held belief that premium cigars should never have been regulated by FDA in the first place.”
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The lawyers are happy, almost as much as the rest of us.
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I’ve never been interested in political science so forgive me for being ignorant, but what does this ruling actually do? What was the original law doing to hurt cigars and cigar purchasers?
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You can read about it here: https://halfwheel.com/fda/
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@Yakster said:
You can read about it here: https://halfwheel.com/fda/Excellent post YaK. and saw the same.
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Mark it on your calendars, folks, TruDog posted something that made sense! Miracles never cease!
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@Yakster said:
You can read about it here: https://halfwheel.com/fda/Excellent post YaK. and saw the same.
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@Usaf06 said:
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But you work for local government.
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@Oneilln said:
I’ve never been interested in political science so forgive me for being ignorant, but what does this ruling actually do? What was the original law doing to hurt cigars and cigar purchasers?Biggest thing is that the FDA no longer regulates the market. As long as they stick to tobacco and pectin, it is not an FDA issue. No more warning labels, or threats of plain package labeling, no more bullshit.
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It also means that they can’t force them to make all the changes they were trying to force upon them. The FDA was trying to force all these manufacturers to upgrade everything to basically food grade operations before selling in the US. The cost of upgrading alone would have bankrupted a lot of the smaller companies and the bigger ones would have raised prices astronomically to cover the cost.
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But I'm sure a man like you with your high level of intelligence can see the difference.
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Does this mean free cigars again?
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