Another shameless plug for a Troutman Sanders tobacco team publication — we recently published an article in the Food and Drug Law Journal entitled “Compelled Commercial Speech:  the Food and Drug Administration’s Effort to Smoke Out the Tobacco Industry through Graphic Warning Labels.”  The article discusses the court decisions addressing

Bryan Haynes of the Troutman Sanders tobacco team recently authored the chapter “Understanding the Tobacco Control Act and FDA Investigative Process,” which discusses the FDA’s enforcement of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, in the recent book, Inside the Minds –Recent Developments in Food and Drug Law.

An article by the Troutman Sanders Tobacco practice appears in the October issue of Smokeshop Magazine. The article, titled “The Uncertain Future of E-Cigarette Marketing”, discusses how major players in the e-cigarette market are building brand awareness and market share by using forms of advertisement that are unavailable to cigarette companies. 

An article by the Troutman Sanders Tobacco practice appears in the June issue of Smokeshop Magazine. The article, titled “Regulating Cigars” discusses the FDA’s proposed regulation of cigars, and how that would affect the premium cigar industry.

The article can be found here.

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Bryan Haynes of the Troutman Sanders Tobacco practice was recently quoted in The Atlantic article, “The FDA is Keeping New Cigarettes Off the Market“.

Haynes explains why tobacco companies believe this violates the obvious intent of the law. “Why would you have a 180-day review for a presumably

Fox’s Washington, D.C. affiliate WTTG recently did a report on electronic cigarettes.  The report discusses the recent popularity of e-cigarettes, and cites an FDA statement that “FDA intends to propose regulation that would extend the agency’s ‘tobacco product’ authorities … further research is needed to assess the potential public health