Advantage Services – FDA Warning Letter

The FDA Center for Tobacco Products reviewed Advantage Service's website, advantageservice.net, and found multiple violations regarding the sale of cigarette, roll-your-own, and smokeless tobacco products.

The company is selling "pipe tobacco" products (e.g., 4 Aces, American Club, Gambler) as cigarette or roll-your-own tobacco, indicated by their placement in the "Roll Your Own Tobacco" category and conjunction with cigarette tubes. This makes them subject to FDA jurisdiction.

Several products, including JP's Tobacco Gold (Light) and Washington Tobacco Gold (Mild), are labeled with descriptors like "light" or "mild," classifying them as modified risk tobacco products. These are sold without the required FDA order, rendering them adulterated under section 902(8) of the FD&C Act.

Additionally, flavored cigarette tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco products (e.g., Largo Tobacco Mint, Prince Albert Cherry Vanilla) are offered for sale, which is prohibited for characterizing flavors other than tobacco or menthol, making them adulterated under section 902(5) of the FD&C Act. If the flavors are not characterizing, the products are misbranded under sections 903(a)(1) or 903(a)(7)(A) for false or misleading labeling.

Furthermore, numerous smokeless tobacco products (e.g., Redman Original, Taylors Pride, Levi