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An important judgment from a federal judge in Washington, DC, has enormous ramifications for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the premium cigar industry.
The FDA’s attempt to regulate premium cigars was unsuccessful, according to US District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta in Washington DC, who cited the agency’s disdain for scientific evidence in the proposed rule.
The FDA’s decision to include premium cigars in the Proposed Rule Declaring Tobacco Products Subject to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FDCA) is at the heart of the controversy. Judge Mehta’s decision is the result of the Cigar Association of America (CAA)’s argument, which was supported by strong evidence during the court hearings.
The group cited a research that was supported by the FDA, which showed that people who smoke cigars don’t have higher all-cause mortality rates than people who don’t.
In an interesting turn of events, the FDA disregarded important data that commenters had highlighted and astonishingly came to the conclusion that there was”no data. Judge Mehta determined that the FDA’s judgment needed to be overturned since this oversight was a significant error on the part of the organization.
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Cigar Association’s Stand: Restarting FDA Rulemaking
An important judgment from a federal judge in Washington, DC, has enormous ramifications for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the premium cigar industry.
Consequently, if the FDA wants to pursue the regulation of premium cigars, as stated by the Cigar Association, this decision forces it to potentially restart the entire rulemaking process.
The decision was praised as a major triumph for cigar lovers all around the country by David Ozgo, president of the Cigar Association of America.
He claimed that it was abundantly evident from the facts that the proposed FDA regulation of premium cigars would provide the public with only modest benefits while placing an unjustifiably high burden on premium cigar manufacturers.
Those who appreciate quality cigars can breathe easier as a result of this decision, as it frees the industry from prospective restrictions that might have negatively affected both manufacturers and customers.
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Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com
