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Alabama Eyeing Cigarette Tax Increase
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Alabama Eyeing Cigarette Tax Increase (compliments of NACS)
Lawmakers are firing up plans to raise the state’s 42.5-cents-per-pack cigarette excise tax.
MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama lawmakers have ushered in 2012 with two proposals to raise state cigarette taxes, one by 32.5 cents per pack and one by $1 per pack, the Birmingham News reports.
The proposals are aimed at chipping away at an estimated $400 million shortfall in the state’s general fund next fiscal year.
State rep. Patricia Todd filed a bill that would raise the tax 32.5 cents per pack, an increase she estimated would generate $75 million a year in revenue for the state. She has proposed a cigarette tax increase every year since 2008, and each one has failed. Read More
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FDA Issues New Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarettes
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Courtesy of AWMA
June 23, 2011
On June 21st the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued nine new graphic warning labels that will appear on every pack of cigarettes and all cigarette advertising in the U.S. beginning on October 22, 2012. These new warning labels are required as part of the Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act and represent the first new warning labels in almost 25 years. The new labels depict graphic images, including a picture of a man smoking through a tracheotomy hole in his throat and a horribly diseased lung, and will cover half the front and back of every pack and 20 percent of each large ad. Read More
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FDA to Host Compliance Training Webinars for Tobacco Retailers
Friday, April 22, 2011
Courtesy of NACS
WASHINGTON: The FDA Center for Tobacco Products announced that it will host a series of one-hour webinars addressing federal tobacco regulations, providing retailers with FDA compliance training information while providing interactive opportunities with Q&A sessions.
Upcoming 2011 Webinars (all times 1 p.m. EDT):
Warning Letters & Civil Money Penalties: April 26
Topics TBA: May 18, June 28, July 26 and September 20
Registration is free and no prior reservation is required, though to obtain the webinar link and call-in information, interested parties should sign up to receive e-mail updates. Participants are encouraged to test their computer connections prior to the meeting.
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