Biden Administration to Pursue Rule Requiring Less Nicotine in U.S. Cigarettes


The White House effort to require reduced nicotine levels in cigarettes would upend the tobacco industry.



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The Biden administration intends to pursue a policy requiring tobacco companies to reduce the nicotine in all cigarettes sold in the U.S. to minimally or nonaddictive levels, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would upend the tobacco industry.

The plan is part of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to reduce the cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years.

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The White House effort to require reduced nicotine levels in cigarettes would upend the tobacco industry.



Photo:

Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Biden administration intends to pursue a policy requiring tobacco companies to reduce the nicotine in all cigarettes sold in the U.S. to minimally or nonaddictive levels, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would upend the tobacco industry.

The plan is part of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to reduce the cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years.

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