FDA Wants to Curb Nicotine in Cigarettes, But Plan’s Fate Rests With Trump
Officials proposed limiting the amount of nicotine to make cigarettes less addictive, but it's unclear if the incoming administration will offer support.
FDA Moves to Reduce Nicotine From Cigarettes
Brian King, director of the FDA’s Center of Tobacco Products, said Wednesday that reducing the amount of nicotine in tobacco products to the levels proposed in the new rule should significantly reduce their addictive qualities, making it easier for individuals to quit.
FDA proposes sweeping limits on nicotine in cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a sweeping proposal Wednesday to try to make cigarettes less addictive by lowering the amount of nicotine they contain, an eleventh-hour plan from
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New rule could slash nicotine levels in tobacco products
While it did not happen during his first term, reducing nicotine aligns with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to be Health and Human Services secretary. “As a nation, we are having a ...
Critics lambast RFK Jr.’s vax rhetoric
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FDA bans Red No. 3. What has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said about food dyes?
Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027 to reformulate their products, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan. 18, 2028, according to the FDA announcement. Food imported in the U.S. will also be required to comply with the new regulations.
Is this the end of cigarettes?
History demonstrates that "prohibition doesn't end the demand for these products," said Neill Franklin, former director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership. The FDA proposal came about during the last days of the Biden administration.
Alternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry.
Kennedy’s potential ascent as HHS secretary brings promise for backers of alternative-health approaches, while skeptics say those treatments are often unproven.
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11 Food Companies Targeted in Ultraprocessed Lawsuit
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RFK Jr. wants to improve Americans’ health. Here’s some advice from the outgoing FDA chief
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has big plans for the FDA if he's confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf explains why certain changes may not be that easy — or desirable.
Would RFK Jr. buck or bow to Big Tobacco?
The Biden administration has issued a proposed rule to cap nicotine in cigarettes. If confirmed, Kennedy and his boss should back it, but will they?
FDA plans 95% reduction in nicotine for cigarettes
The FDA proposed a controversial rule that would limit the amount of nicotine in legal cigarettes to 0.07 milligrams in a move critics have said is effectively a ban.