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FDA Announces Plans for Proposed Rule to Reduce Addictiveness of Cigarettes and Other Combusted Tobacco Products
Potential Rule Would Propose to Establish a Maximum Level of Nicotine in Cigarettes with the Goal of Reducing Youth Use, Addiction and Death
Today, the...
Authorizing Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes Is Short-Sighted
In a surprising decision at the end of 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a new tobacco company, 22nd Century Group, the right to...
FDA’s New Plan to Eliminate Most Nicotine in Cigarettes
The FDA plans to impose a product standard that would eliminate most nicotine from cigarettes, making them effectively non-addictive, and neutering the tobacco industry’s...
FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes | Editorial
Take a deep breath, America. We’ve made serious progress against cigarette smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of adults were...
Not Much Hope for New Tobacco Director
It was recently announced that Dr. Brian King would lead the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products.
The center’s previous director retired in April, and an acting...
