FDA WARNING_LETTER - The Pipe Shop Edinburgh

The FDA Center for Tobacco Products reviewed the website http://www.thepipeshop.co.uk and determined that smokeless tobacco products are offered for sale to U.S. customers. These products are subject to FDA jurisdiction.

The FDA identified two primary violations: 1. **Sales to Minors:** The product "Sir Walter Scott’s No. 1 Snuff 15g" was sold to a person younger than 18 years of age, violating 21 C.F.R. § 1140.14(a). This renders the product misbranded under section 903(a)(7)(B) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 387c(a)(7)(B)). 2. **Lack of Health Warning Statements:** Numerous smokeless tobacco products advertised on the website, including various "Oliver Twist" and "Sir Walter Scott’s" brands, as well as "Lowen-Prise," "McChrystal’s Snuff," and "Ozona" products, failed to include required health warning label statements in their advertisements. This violates section 3(b) of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. § 4402) and misbrands the products under section 903(a)(7)(A) of