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

A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.

In its waning days, the Biden administration is angling to make a big move against cigarettes' addictive nature. On Wednesday, the FDA released a proposed rule that would slash the allowable nicotine in cigarettes to 0.

The Biden White House is expected to formally propose a plan ordering cigarette nicotine levels to be reduced dramatically.

"Smoking rates are at historic lows, and reducing nicotine content in cigarettes will not make these products less risky or improve public health," Luis Pinto, a spokesman for Reynolds American Inc., said in an emailed statement. Pinto says it would harm ...

The proposal in the waning days of the Biden administration leaves it up to President-elect Donald Trump to finalize the effort — or scrap it.

Nicotine levels would be reduced by up to 95% compared with traditional cigarettes. The U.S. would be the only country with such low nicotine levels for traditional cigarettes, as well

In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive product for traditional smokers.

Even if the effort goes ahead under Trump, tobacco companies like Reynolds American and Altria are ... the issue and said Wednesday that reducing nicotine would help nearly 13 million current ...

"Smoking rates are at historic lows, and reducing nicotine content in cigarettes will not make these products less risky or improve public health," Luis Pinto, a spokesman for Reynolds American ...

The Food and Drug Administration OK'd 10 Zyn flavors, including coffee, mint and menthol. It's the first time regulators have authorized sales of nicotine pouches, which are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. tobacco market.

Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.