FDA Proposes Drastic Limitation on E-Cigarette Sales
In a policy statement issued Nov. 15, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the agency’s decision to move forward with significant restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes, flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes.
11-15-2018
NATSO Analysis: Tobacco Policy Update
Two recent developments underscore the need for all NATSO members that sell tobacco products to ensure that they are not selling tobacco products — including e-cigarettes and vaping products — to minors: A recent “enforcement blitz” specifically targeting retailers of JUUL products; and the Food and Drug Administration’s victory in a lawsuit allowing FDA to fine retailers for multiple violations as a result of a single inspection (which NATSO had long argued is impermissible under federal law). Together these developments underscore the need for NATSO members to have strong employee training programs in place to ensure they are complying with federal law.
04-30-2018
Use We Card Awareness Month To Highlight Compliance
We Card Awareness Month gets underway in September, and the event is a great time for truckstop and travel plaza operators to train or re-train employees on the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations and state law compliance.
09-01-2017
Tobacco Update: Trump FDA Continues Aggressive Opposition to Cigarettes, More Open to E-Cigs
The first several months of the Trump Administration have brought with them no shortage of eye-catching, newsworthy headlines. Perhaps lost among the crowd, however, have been several developments on the tobacco space that NATSO members, as tobacco retailers, should understand.
08-14-2017
FDA Issues Proposed Guidance on Distributing Free Samples of Tobacco Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products has released a proposed guidance document explaining how manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can comply with the agency’s prohibition against distributing free samples of tobacco products. Specifically, the guidance outlines the situations in which the sale of tobacco products – including e-cigarettes – to consumers at less than their full price (e.g., coupons, discounts, rewards programs, etc.) would not violate the ban.
03-13-2017