On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lowered the hammer on approximately 35,000 flavored e-cigarette items by issuing marketing denial orders (MDOs). The ruling prohibits interstate commerce for these products, resulting in convenience stores, vape shops and tobacco retailers immediately pulling them from store shelves. One week later, the FDA released approximately 300,000…
FDA Authorizes ENDS Products for First Time
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced it has authorized the marketing of three new tobacco products, marking the first set of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products ever to be authorized by the FDA through the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) pathway. The FDA issued marketing granted orders to R.J. Reynolds…
Flavor Bans Bring Unintended Consequences
Recent peer-reviewed studies show that banning flavored tobacco products or flavored vaping products has significant negative public health impacts policymakers must consider in deciding the proper scope of regulation. Several studies indicate banning all flavored tobacco products actually increases the number of young people who smoke cigarettes. The first study, published in June 2020 in…
FDA Finalizes Pair of Rules for New Tobacco Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final rules for the premarket review of new tobacco products. The foundational rules provide additional information on the requirements for the content, format and review of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) and Substantial Equivalence (SE) Reports – two of the most commonly used pathways through which a…
Bidi Vapor Distributor Kaival Brands Reports Third Quarter Results
Kaival Brands Innovations Group, the exclusive global distributor of Bidi Vapor’s Bidi Stick, released results for its fiscal year (FY) 2021 third quarter. Bidi Vapor is the a disposable electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) intended exclusively for adult consumers 21 and over. Effects of FDA Review Process Kaival said in a statement that the company…
How Do You Merchandise Tobacco Effectively in Convenience Stores?
The need to effectively merchandise tobacco in convenience stores has grown in importance due to what some c-store executives see as industry dynamics that have led them to focus more on three product categories: vaping, cigars and other tobacco products (OTP). Some see selling combustible cigarettes as a challenge requiring large amounts of capital, which…
Announcing the Winners of CStore Decisions’ 2021 Hot New Products Contest
Thousands of new SKUs and services are launched each year. Which ones will be successful and gain traction? CStore Decisions let our retailer panel of judges decide. In this video-based product contest, winners were determined by a point system that included innovation, packaging, likeliness to carry or implement in stores and more. New products/services are […]
Bidi Vapor Forges Ahead With Studies to Meet FDA’s Rigorous Standards
Despite the recent setback for its flavored Bidi Sticks, which were caught up in the wave of Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) marketing denials issued by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against all non-tobacco and non-menthol flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), Bidi Vapor remains committed to compliance with FDA standards, stringent youth-access prevention…
Federal Taxes on Tobacco will Hurt Small Businesses
Peter Krueger is the State Executive/Director of the Nevada Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (NPM&CSA) The past year has been difficult for everyone, but small businesses were especially hurt. Sorely missing the steady flow of customers during lockdowns the industry had come to rely upon, our businesses were left to fend for themselves. Unfortunately,…
FDA Denies More Flavored ENDS Marketing Applications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products and is continuing processing applications and making decisions. As of Sept. 23, a total of 323 MDOs accounting for more than 1,167,000 flavored ENDS products have been issued. Products subject to an MDO…