The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would make cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products minimally or nonaddictive by limiting the level of nicotine in those products. If the rule is finalized, the United States would be the first country globally to take such an action to prevent and reduce smoking-related disease and death.
New research by members of the University of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) looks at how independent companies who supply the tobacco industry report their tobacco activities. These companies span a range of industries, including machinery, chemicals, paper and finance.
The Food and Drug Administration is moving to cut out addictive nicotine from cigarettes, according to a long-awaited proposed regulation released Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration said it is proposing reducing the maximum nicotine levels in cigarettes to minimally or nonaddictive levels. The FDA said that the plan would make cigarettes and other tobacco products not so addictive and the organization believes reduced nicotine content cigarettes will not cause smokers to compensate for lower nicotine by smoking more.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.
In a groundbreaking moment for harm reduction, public health, and consumer rights, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - criticized by public health experts for pushing failed prohibitionist policies over evidence-based harm reduction approaches—today finally accepted reality and has taken an important step forward in authorizing nicotine pouches as a critical step for the protection of public health.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have to wait to enforce the new cigarette warnings on packaging and advertising after a federal judge pushed the pause button.
The Food and Drug Administration issued marketing granted orders to 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products. The announcement on Thursday marks the first nicotine pouch product to be authorized by the FDA.
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