The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to curb the level of nicotine that cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products can contain.
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to curb the level of nicotine that cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products can contain. The agency is looking to do so through a rule proposed Wednesday that FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said "could save many lives and dramatically reduce the burden of severe illness and disability, while also saving huge amounts of money" if finalized.
The limit has the potential to help avoid 1.8 million tobacco-related deaths by 2060, according to the agency. "This proposal allows for the start of an important conversation about how we can meaningfully tackle one of the deadliest consumer products in history and profoundly change the landscape of tobacco product use in the United States," FDA Center for Tobacco Products Director Brian King said in a statement.
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