The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing limits on the level of nicotine in cigarettes and some other types of tobacco products, such as cigars and pipe tobacco, in order to make them less addictive,

Zeller credited Gottlieb for advocating for the nicotine regulation within the Trump White House, after the Obama administration had fallen short. Obama officials had promised Zeller they would back rules to curb nicotine and menthol.

A proposed FDA rule would set nicotine levels on tobacco products at less than half the current average and could save millions of lives, proponents say.

Officials proposed limiting the amount of nicotine to make cigarettes less addictive, but it's unclear if the incoming administration will offer support.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule would limit the level of nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products if finalized, the agency said on Wednesday.

Nicotine is the primary addictive chemical in tobacco products that keeps people using them – even if they want to or have tried to quit,” King said. “By reducing the amo

The Food and Drug Administration unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to limit the amount of nicotine allowed in cigarettes and some other combustible tobacco products, a final step for the agency before the Trump administration takes over next week.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to curb the level of nicotine that cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products can contain.

U.S. regulators are proposing to cap the amount of nicotine in cigarettes at non-addictive levels, in a potential world-first that could curb smoking and hit tobacco industry earnings. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),