FDA WARNING_LETTER - www.smokercart.com

The FDA Center for Tobacco Products issued a Warning Letter to SmokerCart.com after reviewing their website and determining that their cigarette products are offered for sale or distribution in the U.S. These products are subject to FDA jurisdiction as tobacco products.

The FDA found several cigarette products to be adulterated under section 902(8) of the FD&C Act because they are modified risk tobacco products sold without an FDA order. These include products described as "Lights," "Mild," or similar descriptors (e.g., Ardath Specials "Lights," Dunhill "Fine Cut Lights," Marlboro Gold Original "Gold Marlboro Lights 200s," Sampoerna "A Mild"), and products claiming reduced levels of substances (e.g., Star Mild "low tar and nicotine"). Such descriptors classify them as modified risk tobacco products under section 911(b)(2)(A)(ii) or 911(b)(2)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act, requiring an FDA order under section 911(g) for sale.

Additionally, several cigarette products were found adulterated under section 902(5) or misbranded under section 903(a)(1) or 903(a)(7)(A) of the FD&C Act because they purport to contain a natural or artificial characterizing flavor, specifically clove (e.g., Clas Mild, Sampoerna A