Why the June 2015 FDA Deadline Isn’t Really a Deadline
From: Halfwheel
Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) updated its regulatory calendar, including a small update to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) planned regulations of tobacco products under the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. Post update, the proposed rule now lists a date of “06/00/2015” for “Final Action.” Many have taken to accepting as a deadline on when the FDA must act regarding the proposed regulation of premium cigars, something that isn’t really true.
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The good news for cigar smokers is that OMB was rather cigar friendly this time a year ago. The original version of the proposed rule written by FDA included no exemption for premium cigars, rather a less strict version of rules. After spending a few months modify the legislation, OMB submitted language for a cigar exemption, as well as striking language that referenced studies focused on the negative effects of cigar smoking.
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