Cigar makers fight proposed ban as Biden weighs tobacco curbs

As the Biden administration mulls a politically sensitive decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes, another corner of the tobacco industry — cigar makers — is fighting to be left alone. The big picture: The fate of a proposed ban on flavored cigars has been linked to a separate and closely scrutinized proposal to outlaw menthol cigarettes that's been under White House review for months. The cigar industry and advocates for consumer choice...

‘How about the cigarettes that white people smoke?’ Menthol cigarette ban could give Biden fits

The Food and Drug Administration could make a decision by March to ban menthol cigarettes, popular with Black smokers.

FDA Supports Innovation in Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Products, Food for Animals Through New Comprehensive Agenda

FDA Deeming Rule Fully Vacated For Premium Cigars | Cigar Aficionado

The premium cigar industry is ready to declare victory in the fight against FDA regulation. | Cigar Aficionado

Bill to put animal confinement under FDA regulation for food safety purposes introduced in House

The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act to give the Food and Drug Administration FDA new powers to investigate livestock feedlots and animal

FDA finalizes limit on how much arsenic can be in apple juice | CNN

The FDA finalized a limit on inorganic arsenic in apple juice that it initially proposed in 2013. The carcinogen can naturally occur in the environment.

CRISPR sausage gets FDA green light for consumption

The first-of-its-kind approval could change how we think about gene-edited foods.

FDA budget request includes scant money for food safety programs

The Food and Drug Administration has requested $7.2 billion for the fiscal year 2024. According to President Biden’s budget proposal, the agency wants

16 Thoughts: FDA Proposes Regulating Cigar Factories & Other Tobacco Manufacturing Facilities

FDA has announced a proposed plan that would require all tobacco manufacturing facilities to create, follow and document a wide range of procedures ranging from cleanliness to production processes to vetting suppliers like tobacco growers. While nothing changed today, this marks a monumental step forward in how FDA could regulate the cigar industry because today's proposed changes would mean FDA would be regulating the cigar factories directly.