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Electronic Cigarettes
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Tobacco Law Blog
House Representatives Ask FDA to Explain its Handling of PMTAs and Other Issues Within Center for Tobacco Products
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice, Christina Sava, Bryan Haynes
House Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) recently sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf expressing “continued concerns involving systemic problems within the” Center for Tobacco Products…
Regulatory Oversight
FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the US
In a recent press release, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its second e-cigarette report, analyzing domestic sales and marketing trends for the years 2019 and 2020. While FTC has…
International Trade Law
Customs Ruling of the Week – Country of Origin of an Electronic Vaping Device
By Maria Vanikiotis, Emily Devereaux
In ruling N327712 (Sept. 2, 2022), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discusses the country of origin of an electronic vaping device. The device under review, identified as the Vuse Alto…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (August 29-September 2, 2022)
The FTC has been aggressive wrapping up the fiscal year before the Labor Day weekend—it initiated several actions across various industries, protecting consumers from sensitive data leak to deceptive “pre-approved”…
The Continuum of Risk
FDA’s Marketing Denial Order Issued to Bidi Vapor’s Non-Tobacco Flavored ENDS Products are Set Aside and Remanded by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for being Arbitrary and Capricious
By Azim Chowdhury, Eric P. Gotting
Last year, Bidi Vapor LLC (Bidi or the Company), represented by Keller and Heckman LLP Partners Eric Gotting and Azim Chowdhury, petitioned the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to review…
The Continuum of Risk
FDA Denies Authorization to Market JUUL ENDS Products; Company Intends to Seek Stay of the Marketing Denial Orders
By Azim Chowdhury, LieAnn T. Van-Tull, Josephine Hsu
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDOs)[1] to Juul Labs Inc. for all of the company’s JUUL electronic nicotine delivery system…
Regulatory Oversight
Bipartisan Coalition of 31 State AGs Urge FDA to Deny Marketing Authorization for Non-Tobacco Nicotine Products
By Michael Jordan, Chris Carlson, Agustin Rodriguez, Bryan Haynes
On June 10, a bipartisan coalition of 31 state attorneys general, led by Idaho, Illinois, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert…
Regulatory Oversight
State AG on the Move: Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan
By Siran Faulders, Chris Carlson, Namrata Kang
On June 10, Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announced his resignation as attorney general as of Monday, June 20 to become the director of public policy and U.S. state strategies…
Tobacco Law Blog
Deeming Regulations Litigation Update – FDA Files Status Report on Pending PMTAs for Popular Vapor Products
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice, Robert Claiborne, Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez
Status report concerns FDA’s review of 240 PMTAs submitted on or before September 9, 2020, for vapor products with larger market shares. FDA estimates that it will resolve most of…
The Continuum of Risk
China Publishes Final GB Standard on E-Cigarettes: The Basis for Product Compliance
By Azim Chowdhury, David J. Ettinger, Eric Gu
Since we reported in December 2021 on some significant developments in China’s regulation of e-cigarettes (including the draft national standard on e-cigarettes) as well as in March 2022 on the…