Cigarette Nicotine Cuts Proposed in Last-Minute FDA Rule (3)

The FDA is pushing ahead with its plan to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes, a move aimed at reducing the addictiveness of the combustible products.

The proposed rule (RIN 0910-AI76) announced Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration would establish new requirements by setting a maximum nicotine content level of 0.70 milligrams of nicotine per gram of total tobacco in certain products. It would lower youth use, addiction, and death from smoking cigarettes, according to the agency.

Nicotine yield is the amount of nicotine in smoke, or, the amount of nicotine to which a smoker potentially is exposed. ...