FDA Seeks to Reduce Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes to Nonaddictive Levels
July 28 2017 - 11:28AM
Dow Jones News
By Jennifer Maloney
Federal U.S. health officials said Friday they are considering
new standards that would require tobacco companies to reduce
nicotine levels in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels, as part of a
sweeping review of industry regulations.
Shares of major tobacco companies tumbled on the move by the
Federal Drug Administration. Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. fell
6.4%, while British American Tobacco PLC, maker of Camel
cigarettes, tumbled 10.5%.
The agency said it was adopting a harm-reduction strategy that
seeks to balance regulation of existing products and encourage
development of "new products that may be less dangerous than
cigarettes." Among the issues it will examine is the role of
menthol and other flavors in tobacco products.
The FDA will consider an exemption for premium cigars, and a
delay in implementing new rules for reduced-risk products such as
e-cigarettes, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a press
conference.
Write to Jennifer Maloney at jennifer.maloney@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 28, 2017 11:13 ET (15:13 GMT)
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