Keller and Heckman’s E-Vapor, Nicotine, and Tobacco Law Symposium is returning in 2027 for our 11th annual conference. The symposium will be held Monday, February 22 – Tuesday, February 23, 2027, in Las Vegas, NV, right before Total Products Expo (TPE) 2027! This two-day comprehensive program is designed to deliver practical insights into the
Keller and Heckman Partner Azim Chowdhury was interviewed for the Nicotine Insider article, “As FDA Rethinks PMTAs, What Comes Next?” The article examines how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) reported reconsideration of the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) process could reshape the regulation of vaping products, nicotine pouches, and other noncombustible nicotine products.
Save the date for Keller and Heckman’s 11th Annual E-Vapor, Nicotine, and Tobacco Law Symposium, taking place on February 22 – 23, 2027, in Las Vegas, NV, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas (right before Total Products Expo (TPE) 2027)!
The 2027 E-Vapor, Nicotine, and Tobacco Law Symposium is a two-day program designed
On June 26, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), announced a proposed rule titled “Establishment Registration and Product Listing for Tobacco Products” that, if finalized, would require foreign tobacco product manufacturing establishments to register with FDA and list tobacco products manufactured for import into the United
On 18 May 2026, the European Commission launched a call for evidence related to the upcoming revision of EU Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD). Feedback is open until 15 June 2026 and is open to everybody. In the meantime, public consultation, available to stakeholders including citizens, businesses, representative organisations and EU countries’ public authorities, academics
At Keller and Heckman’s recent 10th Annual E-Vapor, Nicotine, and Tobacco Law Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Partners Azim Chowdhury, David Ettinger, and Katie Skaggs—along with several guest speakers—were featured in RegWatch Briefs, a series hosted by Brent Stafford. The series spotlights concise discussions on key issues in the nicotine and tobacco space, including
Keller and Heckman Tobacco and E-Vapor attorneys, led by Partner Azim Chowdhury, co-authored with Latham & Watkins the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) 2026 publication, “Nicotine Delivery Products: Navigating FDA’s Policies and Regulations in a Dynamic Environment.” Counsel Neelam Gill and LieAnn Van-Tull also served as co-authors, while the following Keller and Heckman attorneys
Pennsylvania has joined the growing group of states that condition ENDS sales on federal PMTA status. Enacted as Act 57 of 2025, House Bill 1425 adds Section 206-I to The Fiscal Code and directs the Pennsylvania Attorney General to maintain a directory of electronic cigarettes that may be sold in the Commonwealth. The law ties
We are pleased to announce the agenda for Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor, Nicotine, and Tobacco Law Symposium, being held Monday, May 4 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada, right before the CHAMPS Trade Show! Click here to view the full program agenda.
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On January 9, 2026, China’s top tobacco regulator, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA), published Announcement No. 1 of 20261, officially incorporating nicotine pouches and other “smokeless tobacco products” into its regulatory framework. According to the Announcement, “smokeless tobacco products” refer to tobacco products containing nicotine that are used orally, nasally, or externally
