What to know following the FDA’s PMTA deadline By Thomas A. Briant on Sep. 25, 2020 // CSP Daily News LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Sept. 9 was the FDA deadline for manufacturers to submit either a Substantial Equivalence Application (SE) or a Premarket Tobacco Application (PMTA) for “deemed” tobacco products introduced into the marketplace between Feb. 15, 2007, and Aug. 8,…
Phase 2 Begins on Oct. 5, 2020 LANSING, Mich. – Michiganders seeking their 10-cent deposit on bottles and cans will soon have more options for redeeming their deposits, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. With the beginning of “Phase 2” on Oct. 5, 2020, all grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations and other…
Updated County Risk Levels, New Data Dashboards, Response Guide for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Lost Wages Assistance, and Halloween Guidance Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // September 17, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UPDATED COUNTY RISK LEVELS Governor DeWine today released…
The state would be the first in the U.S. to phase out sales of conventional-powered passenger vehicles By NACS Online // September 24, 2020 SACRAMENTO—California Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday signed an order to end by 2035 sales of new cars and trucks powered by gasoline or diesel as part of the state’s efforts to promote…
September 17, 2020 MIRA Members, This update is to provide MIRA members guidance as to what e-cig and vape products retailers can sell. As many of you know the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has required that all manufacturers of tobacco products submit their Premarket Tobacco Applications (PMTA) by September 9, 2020 for any…
Flu Shots, Updated County Risk Levels, Suicide Prevention, New ODH Director Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // September 10, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UPDATED COUNTY RISK LEVELS Governor DeWine today released Ohio’s updated Public Health Advisory…
Growth plans include more than a dozen new stores in Ohio annually through 2025 By Greg Lindenberg, CSP Daily News // September 14, 2020 ALTOONA, Pa. — Sheetz Inc. plans to open as many as 60 new convenience stores in the Columbus, Ohio, market through 2025, the retailer has announced. The company broke ground on its first…
FDA to determine if various e-cigarette products can remain on the market By NACS Online // September 08, 2020 WINSTON-SALEM—Reynolds has completed the submission of a group of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration through R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, the tobacco company announced Friday. As NACS Daily reported last month, the FDA will soon start…
Information could hint at what tobacco products retailers may have to pull By Hannah Prokop // Sep. 01, 2020 SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will make public a list of the tobacco products subject to the premarket tobacco application (PMTA) deadline of Sept. 9—something NACS and other retail associations had urged the agency…
Convenience Store News Online // 08/28/2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With the Sept. 9 deadline nearing for companies to file premarket tobacco applications (PMTA) for vapor products, NACS is looking to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help retailers know which items can remain on the backbar. The convenience store association joined with FMI,…