Last month the FDA issued guidance to the tobacco industry about when cigarette makers must seek the administration's approval on changes to packaging. For new products, tobacco
companies have to either go through the premarket approval process with the FDA or demonstrate that the new product is “substantially equivalent” to the current product. Subsidiaries of
Altria, Reynolds American, and Lorillard responded by filing suit against the FDA on Tuesday.
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