Washington – FDA To Target Addictive Levels Of Nicotine In Cigarettes

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    In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo, test cigarettes sit in a smoking machine in a lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. On Friday, July 28, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it wants to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes so they aren't so addictive. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)Washington – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes so they aren’t so addictive.

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    FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the move Friday. The federal agency has had the power since 2009 to cut nicotine levels but hasn’t done so. The FDA plans to seek comments as it develops new regulations.

    Gottlieb also said the FDA is giving e-cigarette makers more time for a review of the products already on the market. Gottlieb said the agency needs time to focus on nicotine regulation and not be distracted by the debate on whether e-cigarettes help smokers quit.

    Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids president Matthew Myers praised the overall approach as “bold and comprehensive” but called the e-cigarettes delay “a serious error.”

    Stocks of cigarette makers plunged after the announcement.


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    6 years ago

    This move is foolish. Remember when “light” cigarettes came out? Well Israeli research discovered that the incidence of lung cancer and emphysema increased. How? The levels reported on the package are by the machine described in this article, standard measure. But the smoker who is addicted to higher levels of nicotine will simply inhale deeper and longer, being exposed to equal amounts of nicotine, plus a great increase in the other carcinogems and other chazzerai. If FDA forces limits on nicotine, the sales of cigs will skyrocket.

    I am in favor of banning tobacco altogether. That will save many more lives.

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    6 years ago

    Less regulations?

    Nanny state?

    TRump lies.