Tobacco Product Regulatory Compliance

Practical Solutions for Complicated Clients

Spirit Law Partners understands the industry’s business and compliance responsibilities and concerns, coupled with the need for pragmatic advice involving regulated industries with social and political sensitivities.  Our qualified team has extensive experience in the legal and regulatory framework related to the tobacco industry, including tobacco permitting for manufacturers, imports, wholesalers, and retailers.   

We provide guidance to clients at every level of the tobacco industry, including the manufacturing, importation, wholesale distribution, and the retail sale of processed and finished tobacco products, cigars, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and vaping products, including additives, product labeling, processed and finished products, consumables and hardware, and their distribution and delivery to consumers.

EXPERIENCE

Quality Over Quantity

Spirit Law Partners’ comprehensive and extensive experience with regulated products, such as food production, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products enables us to guide tobacco companies through the myriad of new regulatory requirements of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the tobacco licensing regulations of the Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”). We provide legal and regulatory support to members of the tobacco industry with respect to the federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements imposed on the industry including:

• Providing guidance related to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (“TCA”), and new legislation such as “Tobacco 21”.
• Providing assistance with preparation and filing of tobacco license applications with the TTB for tobacco manufacturers and importers.
• Assisting clients with the preparation and filing of tobacco license applications for manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers with Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (“DABT”)
• Assistance with the registration and compliance requirements of the FDA.
• Providing guidance relating to tobacco enforcement pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”).