FDA

Today, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) met with Dr. Brian King, Director of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), to discuss key issues concerning the premium cigar industry, including CTP’s five-year strategic plan and pending proposed regulation to limit nicotine in tobacco products. Read more

On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed its appealing Judge Amit Mehta’s orders holding the FDA’s decision to regulate premium cigars arbitrary and capricious and vacating it. Read more

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released the results of its annual survey on youth tobacco use, which found that underage use is falling to historic lows.  Read more

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) testified before the White House Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) as part of the Administration's review of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft Final Rule "Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars." Read more

Today, the FDA filed a number of documents in their appeal of Judge Mehta’s decision, including a Statement of Issues to be Raised. Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a significant step in addressing the issue of flavored cigars and menthol in cigarettes by sending their proposed rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.  Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed a notice of appeal of Judge Amit P. Mehta’s decision to vacate the deeming rule in the case of Cigar Association of America... Read more

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.... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association has filed a formal request for a meeting with the Ombudsman of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Tobacco Products to discuss PCA’s... Read more

While the premium cigar industry was conducting business during the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) convention and trade show held just over a week ago in Las Vegas, a few Nevada... Read more

In a recent decision by the Supreme Court, they firmly rejected the unauthorized use of trademarks by a manufacturer selling dog toys that mimicked a well-known liquor brand. The case,... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced that Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards signed legislation supporting the industry, strengthening the association’s preeminent national trade show. Governor Edwards signed H.B. 111, which... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association is proud to announce the creation of the Diplomatic Cigar Corps, a project designed to bring together countries’ diplomatic representations in Washington, DC to promote and... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association commends Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), co-chairs of the Congressional Cigar Caucus, in their letter to FDA Administrator Dr. Robert... Read more

Today, Mike Copperman, CRA Director of Regulatory and Legislative affairs, attended the 2023 Tobacco Merchants Association’s (TMA) annual meeting. TMA’s annual gathering, which is held each spring, is an important... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), represented by Deputy Executive Director/Head of Government Affairs Joshua Habursky, testified before the U.S Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products run by CTP... Read more

Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) celebrate the passage of HB 1229 in North Dakota, which allows the establishment of cigar lounges in the state. The... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association has completed its initial analysis of the Proposed Rule for Tobacco product Manufacturing Practices published in the Federal Register on March 10th, 2023. The nearly 300-page... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association submitted a comment to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in response to their solicitation of feedback on “Broadening Public Engagement in... Read more

The The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is calling on all cigar retailers, consumers and those who care about the future of the premium cigar sector in California to join in... Read more