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MVW67

Stopped and talked to my state rep, had her send this letter to me so I could post it, Thought it was interesting, it had to come accross her committee, Where is Bill Posey from?? (still could hurt the smaller machine made cigars)] Dear Mr. Williams :] Thank you for contacting me about cigars. It is good to hear from you and I apologize for the delay in my response.] I appreciate knowing of your concern that the Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) may begin regulating cigars. T he Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act provides the FDA with the legal authority to regulate cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. The Act also enables the FDA to regulate other tobacco products if it determines that those products should be subject to control under the law . Hence, the FDA may only regulate cigars after issuing a final rule stating that doing so would be appropriate under the Tobacco Control Act. While the FDA has not yet issued a rule on the subject, Rep. Bill Posey has introduced preemptive legislation to preclude the FDA from regulating traditional large and premium cigars. The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act (H.R. 1639) would exempt traditional large and premium cigars from FDA regulation and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA. This measure has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on which I serve. Please know that I will keep your thoughts in mind should H.R. 1639 or similar legislation come before me. Again, thank you for sharing your views. Your opinion matters to me. If I can be of service to you in any other way, please do not hesitate to let me know. As a security precaution, all mail sent to Congress is first irradiated. This process causes significant delays. To ensure the fastest response, I encourage all constituents who have access to the internet to contact me through my website at http://tammybaldwin.house.gov .

IndustMech

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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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peter4jc

The lawyers are happy, almost as much as the rest of us.

Usaf06

fuckthegovernment

PuertoRicoShawn

Its the little things in life. WOOHOO

Oneilln

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?

TruDog

@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?

.....It aint Bro.....yet

Yakster

You can read about it here: https://halfwheel.com/fda/

TruDog

@Yakster said:
You can read about it here: https://halfwheel.com/fda/

Excellent post YaK. and saw the same.

peter4jc

Mark it on your calendars, folks, TruDog posted something that made sense! Miracles never cease!

deadman

@TruDog said:

@Yakster said:
You can read about it here: https://halfwheel.com/fda/

Excellent post YaK. and saw the same.

Mutt jus Mess’N wit you

Itsfine

@Usaf06 said:

fuckthegovernment

But you work for local government.

Itsfine

@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.

Rdp77

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.

Usaf06

@VegasFrank said:

@Usaf06 said:

fuckthegovernment

But you work for local government.

But I'm sure a man like you with your high level of intelligence can see the difference.

ShawnOL

Does this mean free cigars again?