The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s ambitious proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes, making them minimally or non-addictive, unexpectedly reached a critical new milestone as it entered the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review on 10th December.
The proposed rule, which has been discussed for more than half a decade, would reduce the nicotine content in combustible cigarettes to levels so low that they became virtually nicotine-free. The intention behind this is to prevent future smokers from becoming addicted and to help current smokers quit.
