Latest FDA Lawsuit Ruling For Cigar Industry

In an appeal from the the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, a panel of judges ruled against the cigar industry in its latest attempt to challenge the validity of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Deeming Rule.

In the case of Cigar Association of America v. United States Food and Drug Administration, the trade associations challenged how manufacturers and importers of cigars and pipe tobacco were subject to user fees while manufacturers of other newly deemed products, like e-cigarettes, were not.

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