Cigar Town – FDA Warning Letter

The FDA Center for Tobacco Products issued a Warning Letter to Cigar Town (Mr. Trella) after reviewing their website, http://www.cigartown.net, and finding that smokeless tobacco products offered for sale in the U.S. were misbranded.

The inspection revealed that numerous smokeless tobacco products, including Beechnut, Durango, Grizzly, and others, were advertised without any required health warning statements. This violates Section 3(b) of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. § 4402), which mandates specific health warnings for smokeless tobacco advertisements. Consequently, these products are misbranded under sections 903(a)(1) and/or 903(a)(7)(A) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 387c(a)(1) and § 387c(a)(7)(A)) because their advertising is false or misleading due to the omission of material facts regarding product consequences. The letter also noted the requirement for quarterly rotation of warning label statements, per 15 U.S.C. § 4402.

Cigar Town must immediately correct these violations and ensure all tobacco products, labeling, and advertising on their website and other media comply with the FD&C Act. Failure to comply may result in civil money penalties