In a recent statement released by Juul Labs, Chief Regulatory Officer Joe Murillo noted that the company respectfully disagrees with the FDA’s findings and decision to remove Juul products from the U.S. market. The company believes that is has provided sufficient information and data based on research to address the issues that were raised by…
Future of Juul Labs Uncertain
After the FDA announced the marketing denial order (MDO) on Juul products, the future for Juul Labs is uncertain. Therefore, as of now the distribution and sale of all Juul products marketed in the U.S. has been halted, and all current Juul products must be removed from the market. “Predictions of doom and gloom for…
FDA Bans the Sale and Marketing of Juul Vape Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Juul Labs must stop the distribution and selling of all Juul products that are currently marketed in the U.S. Additionally, Juul products currently on the market must be removed. The products include the Juul device and four types of Juul pods: Virginia tobacco flavored pods and…
FDA Plans Proposed Rule to Establish Maximum Level of Nicotine in Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plans to develop a proposed product standard that would establish a maximum nicotine level to reduce the addictiveness of cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products is part of published plans by the Biden-Harris Administration for future potential regulatory actions. The goal of the potential rule would be…
Food Prices to Increase Due to Biofuel Levels
The National Retail Federation (NRF) said that inflation for already high food prices — especially processed foods that rely on food oils from crops like soybeans — will increase due to the biodiesel levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) being too high. “For more than a year, we’ve alerted the EPA and…
Cigars Under FDA Scrutiny
Proposed rules from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) targeting flavored cigars have retailers considering what such a ban would mean for their business. On April 28, 2022, the FDA announced proposed product standards “to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars.” The National…
2022 Tobacco and Nicotine Outlook
Outside of pump prices, few convenience store categories are subjected to external factors as extensively and frequently as tobacco, and now synthetic nicotine, too. Sure, supply chain shortfalls affect other in-store mainstays, but these sectors aren’t submitted to bans that limit product options, the possibility of excise tax hikes or advertising restrictions. Despite all the…
Understanding FDA Regulations Prohibiting Menthol in Cigarettes and Characterizing Flavors in Cigars
On May 4, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two new proposed tobacco product standard regulations in the Federal Register. A tobacco product standard regulation is a power granted to the FDA under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to reduce or eliminate an ingredient in a tobacco product or a constituent in…
FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in…
Marketing Denial Orders Issued on Select Fontem Vapor Products
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) in a NATO News Bulletin on April 8, reported on the FDA’s issuance of marketing denial orders (MDOs) on April 8, 2022, to manufacturer Fontem US, LLC for several myblu electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products. The MDOs issued involved the following ENDS products: myblu Device Kit myblu…