Any News on Warning Labels in the US?

[homesteader]

Several months ago a US federal judge ruled that the FDA requirement of warning labels on cigars was unconstitutional since they had no valid reason to require them (I'm paraphrasing and may be a bit off).

Has anyone heard if this will apply to pipe tobacco? Can we look forward to normal labels again? I don't smoke cigars; have they stopped putting the warning labels on them yet?

 

[ray47]

I haven't heard anything about warning labels on pipe tobacco, but then it doesn't matter to me because everything goes in mason jars anyway and the original tins or tubs are discarded.

 

[username]

Cringle flake 2020 didn’t have the giant warning label just the standard ca prop warning

 

[FurCoat]

Cringle flake 2020 didn’t have the giant warning label just the standard ca prop warning

I am so glad I don't live in California..everything is "known to cause cancer in the state California".

 

[3rdguy]

I wrote about this when the ruling came out in the subforum but I cannot recall what I wrote.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I only care about what is on the inside. Can't remember ever buying a blend due to the label.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I only care about what is on the inside. Can't remember ever buying a blend due to the label.

That's me. Blend content and proportions are all I care about. The tins are thrown away as soon as they're opened.

 

[anotherbob]

doesn't make a difference to me. That said I'll be pissed if snus stops having those stickers that say this product can cause tooth loss and gum disease or this product is not a safe alternative to smoking. I like putting those stickers on other things to make a point. Oh you're going to ride your bicycle? Well you should know it's not a safe alternative to smoking it's got the sticker. The tooth loss ones are great to put on things like crowbars, that one actually got a laugh and an utterance of yeah that's true.

 

[mso489]

I've always valued the tin and other packaging art on blends, and find the huge type and grim messaging of the warnings a downer. I guess the public health community sees no merit in moderate use of tobacco of any kind. That issue seems settled. The Granger pointer dog is an absolute classic in packaging art for any product.

 

[homesteader]

Cringle flake 2020 didn’t have the giant warning label just the standard ca prop warning

From what I've seen the limited batch tins seem to be exempt from the warning. And some of the imported tobaccos, such as Peterson. But some imports have them, like a Mac Baren tin I recently got. Confusing to me.

 

[homesteader]

I only care about what is on the inside. Can't remember ever buying a blend due to the label.

I don't buy them for the tin either. However a lot of people collect tobacco tins, and the warning just ruins the art work of a tin. Even a plain tin has a certain aesthetic, and the ubiquitous warning labels ruins that.

 

[sablebrush52]

I am so glad I don't live in California..everything is "known to cause cancer in the state California".

Which may account for why your state has a considerably higher rate of cancer than mine. Enjoy!

 

[anotherbob]

From what I've seen the limited batch tins seem to be exempt from the warning. And some of the imported tobaccos, such as Peterson. But some imports have them, like a Mac Baren tin I recently got. Confusing to me.

probably something to do with how it's sold. Not sitting on a shelf somewhere or maybe they can get away with it in that situation. Who knows laws are weird especially when you look at how they're actually applied.

 

[DonutLuvr]

Well, I guess those of us in the U.S. should be thankful we don’t have any of the horrible graphic warning labels that you see in the EU. . .

Imagine digging into your cellar and deciding if you want to smoke what is in the package that has a black lung on it, or the package that shows mouth and throat cancer on it!!!

 

[FurCoat]

Which may account for why your state has a considerably higher rate of cancer than mine. Enjoy!

My motorcycle cover had that ridiculous warning on it. That makes no sense. Fifty nine percent of the cancer cases here were due to tobacco use and NC being a tobacco state our numbers are high, I get that. Look at it like this, the way the warning is worded makes it seem like only Cali is affected. I wasn't in any way saying my state is better than any other, just pointing out how the warning can be percieved.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I know it doesn’t affect the tobacco, and yeah, I usually throw the tins away, but I’m glad the huge warnings are gone!
I love seeing the tin art on old vintage tins. No one fifty years from now will appreciate the appearance of tins with all those damn warnings plastered all over them. Plus, any little win we get against the anti-tobacco legislators and lobbyists is a victory to be celebrated, or at least appreciated.

 

[kola]

I hate those damned warning labels, those UK ones are horrid.

And I don't care about "tin art."

 

[sablebrush52]

My motorcycle cover had that ridiculous warning on it. That makes no sense. Fifty nine percent of the cancer cases here were due to tobacco use and NC being a tobacco state our numbers are high, I get that. Look at it like this, the way the warning is worded makes it seem like only Cali is affected. I wasn't in any way saying my state is better than any other, just pointing out how the warning can be percieved.

Fair enough. Mostly these warnings have to do with the vendor protecting itself from liability suits.

People love to hate California, but it's not fair. We're only the third most hated state in the US. Texas is the second most hated state in the US and New Jersey takes top honors. But do you see people beating up on Texas and New Jersey? No. They get a pass. People just hate them in silence.

 

[FurCoat]

Fair enough. Mostly these warnings have to do with the vendor protecting itself from liability suits.

People love to hate California, but it's not fair. We're only the third most hated state in the US. Texas is the second most hated state in the US and New Jersey takes top honors. But do you see people beating up on Texas and New Jersey? No. They get a pass. People just hate them in silence.

We are all Americans. I get how you feel though, there are some pretty nasty perceptions about those of us in the southeast.

 

[saltedplug]

But do you see people beating up on Texas and New Jersey? No. They get a pass. People just hate them in silence.

People just hate them in silence. - Just wonderful!!