The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s latest rule requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising has been tossed out by a federal judge in South Georgia.

In a written order Friday, U.S. District Judge Lisa Wood said the FDA failed to publicly disclose all the raw data it relied on when creating the 2020 rule. She said that prejudiced Georgia retailers and tobacco giant Philip Morris USA as they couldn’t meaningfully comment on the rule during the feedback period.

Wood said she had to vacate the rule because the FDA violated the federal Administrative Procedures Act, even though timely public disclosure of all the raw data might not have made any difference.

“The Court is cognizant of the time, resources, and effort that goes into rulemaking,” Wood wrote. “Thus, its

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