FDA WARNING_LETTER - www.cheapcigarettes.com

The FDA's Center for Tobacco Products issued a Warning Letter to the operators of http://www.cheapcigarettes.com and http://www.cheapcheapsmokes.com, identifying violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The websites offer for sale or distribution cigarette and roll-your-own tobacco products to U.S. customers.

The primary violation is the sale and distribution of "modified risk tobacco products" without an FDA order, rendering them adulterated under section 902(8) of the FD&C Act. This includes numerous cigarette brands (e.g., American Legend, Camel, Davidoff, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Silk Cut, Vogue, Corsair) and roll-your-own tobacco (Golden Virginia Hand Rolling Tobacco) described with terms like "Lights," "Mild," "low in nicotine," "low tar," or similar descriptors implying reduced risk or exposure to substances. These descriptors classify products as modified risk tobacco products under section 911(b)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act. Section 911(a) prohibits the introduction of such products into interstate commerce without an FDA order.

The letter requires immediate corrective actions, including discontinuing the violative labeling, advertising, sale, and distribution of these products. A written response detailing corrective actions and a compliance plan must be submitted within 15 working days. Failure to comply may result in civil