the biggest cigarette company in America has asked the FDA not to spare handmade cigars from regulation. In a letter sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Altria—the $25 billion company behind Marlboro cigarettes, the parent of Nat Sherman, and the largest tobacco concern in the United States—asked the FDA to not exempt the small, handmade premium cigar industry from its tobacco regulations. Article here; https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/america-s-largest-cigarette-company-comes-out-against-fda-exemption-for-handmade-cigars
SEE - Nat Sherman WTF thread on this topic
http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?topic=50721.0
Just when I thought scratching my head isn't enough...I read this.
This was a great editorial on th CA article.
https://developingpalates.com/editorials/cigar-editorials/cigar-editorial-analyzing-altrias-comments-to-the-fda/
QuoteChefjohn - 8/2/2018 5:37 PM This was a great editorial on th CA article. https://developingpalates.com/editorials/cigar-editorials/cigar-editorial-analyzing-altrias-comments-to-the-fda/
See the comments about this POV in the other thread. He didn’t take Tim to think his response thru completely