FDA’s Deeming, User Fee Rules Largely Upheld By D.C. Federal Judge

Mealey's (May 16, 2018, 12:59 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 70-page summary judgment issued May 15, a District of Columbia federal judge confirmed as constitutional the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s May 2016 “Deeming” and “User Fee” Rules, finding only one provision relating to in-store blending of pipe tobacco in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (Cigar Association of America Inc., et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al., No. 16-1460, D. D.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81101)....