BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL // The Hill – 08/08/19 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is demanding that four tobacco companies stop selling 44 different flavors of vaping liquid and hookah products that the agency said are being sold illegally. The actions come as the agency is trying to crack down on the youth epidemic of e-cigarette use. The…
The agency reiterated its desire to work with foodservice establishments to help them comply with the rules By NACS Online // August 14, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fact sheet to inform stakeholders about the agency’s continued efforts to implement menu labeling in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments. The goal…
Agency remains vigilant in investigating and taking action against illegally marketed tobacco products amid epidemic of youth e-cigarette use By U.S. Food and Drug Administration // August 8, 2019 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters notifying four companies that 44 flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products do not have the required marketing authorization,…
NACS CEO Henry Armour argues the agency should actively enforce laws against sales to minors By NACS Online // July 08, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In an op-ed published by CNBC today, Henry Armour, NACS president and CEO, addresses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed policy changes to deal with the public health risks associated with…
Wine & Spirits Daily // June 28, 2019 On June 27, 2019, the US Supreme Court struck down Tennessee’s residency requirement to obtain a liquor license in the Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (and Total Wine & More) case [see WSD 06-26-2019]. TRADE GROUP RESPONSES A MIXED BAG…
Beer Business Daily// June 28, 2019 The Supreme Court has delivered its opinion on the big Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. vs. Thomas case. The case as you may recall involved Tennessee retailers and out-of-state retailer Total Wine, and sought to clear up whether Tennessee’s two-year residency requirement for liquor store owners is unconstitutional…
Ruling gives businesses stronger protection from forced public disclosure of confidential data By NACS Online // June 25, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a win for retailers, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled 6-3 against a South Dakota newspaper seeking records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on stores’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sales data, finding that…
June 4, 2019 // www.marketwatch.com Hearing ‘highlighted messy state of the industry, with widespread use of CBD products with minimal standardization,’ says analysts. Cannabis stocks were mostly lower Monday, as investors digested the first reports from Friday’s regulatory hearing on cannabis and its ingredients and the news that Illinois is legalizing weed for adult recreational…
By Kyle Jaeger // www.marijuanamoment.net // May 28, 2019 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Tuesday that hemp can be transported across state lines-even through states that haven’t enacted laws allowing the crop’s production-and that the descheduling of the plant and its derivatives under the 2018 Farm Bill are already in effect because…
Former FDA commissioner had targeted convenience retailers while in office By NACS Online // May 30, 2019 Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), discussed e-cigarettes with Axios Media business editor Dan Primack in a May 23 Axios podcasttitled “The War on Vaping.” In the wide-ranging interview, Gottlieb acknowledged…
