U.S. Health Regulators Drop Plan To Sharply Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes

By Donna Ahern
U.S. Health Regulators Drop Plan To Sharply Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes

The US department of health and human services has shelved a proposal to drastically cut the level of nicotine in cigarettes, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a regulatory document.

The US government proposed cutting nicotine in cigarettes to 'non-addictive' levels in 2017 in a regulatory shift that was designed to move smokers toward potentially less harmful e-cigarettes.

The US Food and Drug Administration, which comes under the Department of Health and Human Services, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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