12/24/2021 1:30:59 PM For the First Time, FDA Authorizes Marketing of Cigarettes as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product By Jeff Greenbaum The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has authorized the marketing 22nd Century Group's "VLN King" and "VLN Menthol...
12/13/2021 1:48:04 PM Massachusetts AG Enters Into $50M Settlement with Eonsmoke, Resolving Allegations About Marketing to Kids By Jeff Greenbaum Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy announced that she reached a settlement with e-cigarette retailer Eonsmoke and its owners,...
7/8/2020 11:43:51 AM Appeals Court Strikes Down FDA Rule Requiring Cigar and Pipe Tobacco Warnings By Jeff Greenbaum The D.C. Circuit struck down new rules issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that required health warnings on advertising and...
4/15/2020 5:23:00 PM GALA Releases Global Plain Packaging Report By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance just released a report summarizing plain packaging rules for more than seventy jurisdictions...
12/19/2019 4:22:54 PM Instagram Announces Restrictions on Branded Content and Says Further Policies are Coming By Jeff Greenbaum Instagram announced that branded content that promotes goods such as vaping, tobacco products, and weapons will not be allowed. In a...
8/13/2019 2:41:34 AM FDA Issues Warning Letters to Manufacturers of E-Liquid and Hookah Tobacco Products By Jeff Greenbaum The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to the manufacturers of forty-four e-liquid and hookah tobacco products, alleging...
8/8/2019 2:04:15 PM NAAG Asks VOD Providers to Shield Kids From Tobacco Imagery By Jeff Greenbaum The National Association of Attorneys General sent letters to companies that provide video on demand services asking them to adopt...
7/29/2019 2:48:29 PM What Facebook's New Policy Means for Alcohol, Tobacco, and E-Cigarette Content and Sales By Mma Afoaku On July 24, 2019, Facebook rolled out a new policy which limits content and restricts sales of alcohol and tobacco, including...
5/13/2019 4:03:25 PM Philip Morris Suspends Influencer Marketing After Questions Are Raised About the Ages of its Influencers By Jeff Greenbaum Reuters reported that Philip Morris had decided to stop a worldwide social media advertising campaign promoting its ISOS device after...
3/14/2019 8:03:09 PM WHO Urges Governments to Ban Tobacco Advertising at Sporting Events By Jeff Greenbaum The World Health Organization is urging governments to ban all advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products at sporting...
1/15/2019 4:57:56 PM Israel Issues Strict New Rules on Tobacco Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum Israel has just instituted new rules governing the marketing and advertising of tobacco products. The new rules take effect between...
2/15/2018 4:31:45 PM India Warns of Potential Action Against Pierce Brosnan By Dorian Thomas Health officials in India are saying that they may try to fine or jail Pierce Brosnan for appearing in advertising for Pan Bahara, which...