FDA Seeks To Extend Tobacco Application Deadline Due To Novel Coronavirus

Mealey's (April 1, 2020, 11:25 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a March 30 letter to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a consolidated appeal of its tobacco product regulations stated that it has filed a request in the underlying district court case seeking a 120-day extension of premarket application deadlines for new tobacco products, including many e-cigarette products, due to delays caused by the novel coronavirus (In re:  Cigar Association Of America, et al., No. 19-2130, 4th Cir.)....