FDA Announces Intent to Issue Regulations on Other Tobacco Products
In an announcement published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov), the FDA states that the agency intends to issue a “deeming regulation” sometime during the summer of 2012 to cover other tobacco products. This statement by the FDA was included as a part of a solicitation announcement [Full Story]
City of Worcester, Mass., Waives Right to Appeal Ruling Overturning Ad Ban
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts has agreed to waive its rights to appeal the decision issued by the U.S. Federal District Court on March 31, 2012 overturning the city’s ordinance banning all tobacco advertisements located outdoors or visible inside retail stores from a public street or park. This means that the federal court judgment striking [Full Story]
Two U.S. Senators Encourage FDA to Review Impact of Flavored Cigars
During a recent U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing involving approval of a 2013 spending bill for the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (Democrat-Illinois) and Frank Lautenberg (Democrat-New Jersey) included language in what is known as a Manager’s Report encouraging the FDA to review the impact of flavored cigars on children. [Full Story]
NATO Challenges Local Massachusetts Proposals Seeking to Set Cigar Prices
In its continuing efforts to respond to local tobacco ordinances, NATO submitted comments this week to the Boards of Health in Saugus, Massachusetts and Bedford, Massachusetts. While most local boards of health in Massachusetts that have considered adopting new tobacco regulations have postponed or declined to adopt a provision to require cigars to be sold [Full Story]
Congratulations to NATO Pinnacle Award Recipients
During the NATO Annual Awards Dinner at the 2012 NATO Show held on April 24th-26th at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, NATO honored five association members with the NATO Pinnacle Award. This award recognizes those members who have demonstrated extraordinary support of the association and shown a significant commitment to protecting the right to [Full Story]
GAO Issues Report on Federal Tobacco Tax Disparities Since SCHIP
The federal Government Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report Wednesday entitled “Large Disparities in Rates for Smoking Products Trigger Significant Market Shifts to Avoid Higher Taxes”. The GAO studied the impact of the different federal tax rates on various tobacco products as a result of the federal cigarette and tobacco tax increases which went into [Full Story]
Thank You to NATO Annual Awards Dinner Sponsors
NATO gratefully acknowledges the following 2012 NATO Annual Awards Dinner Sponsors for their generosity in supporting the association’s annual dinner event to be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada: Cocktail Reception Sponsor Republic Tobacco Company Platinum Sponsors Altria Client Services, Inc. Altria Group Distribution Company American Snuff Company [Full Story]
