FDA proposes limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule to restrict the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products to non-addictive levels. If the rule is approved the US would be the first country to do so.1 The FDA said that cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products such as cigars and pipe tobacco are the most harmful tobacco products. “Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable diseases and death in the US and is a major driver of chronic diseases nationally. Each year, cigarette smoking …
