FDA WARNING_LETTER - www.buycheaptobacco.net - July 20, 2012

The FDA Center for Tobacco Products reviewed www.buycheaptobacco.net and found cigarette products offered for sale to U.S. customers. These products are considered tobacco products under section 201(rr) of the FD&C Act. The FDA determined several products are adulterated under section 902(8) of the FD&C Act because they are promoted as modified risk tobacco products without an FDA order.

Specifically, the website uses "light" or "ultra-light" descriptors in product advertising and names, such as "Lights" and "Ultra-Lights." Examples include Bond Special Selection (Lights) and Bond Fine Selection (Ultra-Lights), among many others listed. Under section 911(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act, products using "light," "mild," "low," or similar descriptors are "modified risk tobacco products." Section 911(a) prohibits introducing such products into interstate commerce without an FDA order under section 911(g). Violation of section 911(a) renders a product adulterated under section 902(8).

The company must immediately correct these violations and ensure all tobacco products comply with the FD&C Act. Failure to comply may result in civil money penalties, no-tobacco-sale orders, criminal prosecution, seizure, and/or injunction. Adulterated and misbranded imported products are subject to detention