Azim Chowdhury Quoted in 2Firsts Article on FDA Foreign Tobacco Registration Proposal

Keller and Heckman Partner Azim Chowdhury was quoted in the 2Firsts article, “FDA Foreign Tobacco Registration Proposal Could Strengthen ENDS Import Oversight, Azim Chowdhury Says.” The article focuses on the recently announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rule, titled “Establishment Registration and Product Listing for Tobacco Products.” According to Azim, the proposed rule, which requires foreign tobacco manufacturers to register establishments and list products, could give the Agency greater visibility into unauthorized imported e-cigarettes and the supply chains behind them.

“The proposed rule is best understood as FDA finally moving to close a gap that has existed since Congress enacted the Tobacco Control Act,” he said. 

Azim also emphasized it is “not just a paperwork rule. It is an import enforcement, inspection, and market surveillance rule.”

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