“A sweeping tobacco bill slated for a House vote this week is reviving interest in limiting the levels of nicotine in cigarettes and other products. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), who’s sponsoring the bill, this week prodded FDA leaders about the status of nicotine cap, which was part of an ambitious tobacco agenda launched by former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in 2017. The renewed attention to nicotine limits is partly fueled by a new low-nicotine cigarette called Moonlight that’s billed as less addictive and could soon hit the U.S. market. A panel of FDA advisors this month weighed whether the product with 5 percent the nicotine of ordinary cigarettes is enough to earn it a “modified risk” designation, meaning it could benefit the health of the population as a whole.”
BILL TARLING — The low nicotine cap on cigarettes is actually a rather stupid and counterproductive direction which would likely sell more cigarettes [which would help Tobacco companies] since smokers would need to smoke more in order to get their nicotine satisfaction. A smarter solution would be to ban the carcinogens and chemical boosters from cigarettes that Tobacco Companies use to boost the nicotine addictive strength. If you get rid of the cigarette addictive boosters, then it would be much easier for smokers to quit.
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House tobacco bill revives talk of nicotine limits
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