FDA Aims to Regulate Nicotine Levels of Combustible Cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is considering the issuance of a product standard to set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes so that they are “minimally addictive or non-addictive.” This announcement was made in what is known as an "Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (ANPRM), and is entitled, "Tobacco Product Standard For Nicotine Level Of Combusted Cigarettes," [Docket Number FDA-2017-N-6189]. FDA has hypothesized that making cigarettes mi