Zeller credited Gottlieb for advocating for the nicotine regulation within the Trump White House, after the Obama administration had fallen short. Obama officials had promised Zeller they would back rules to curb nicotine and menthol.
Temple pulmonologist Dr. Jamie Garfield says the proposed regulation is an effective harm reduction strategy, but suggests it will take a significant lobbying effort for it to go into effect.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to drastically reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products.
Health experts are cheering a move by outgoing President Joe Biden. But, this is terrible news if you're a smoker living in New York.
Nicotine pouches are a newer class of smokeless products that don’t contain tobacco. Zyn became the first FDA-authorized brand on Jan. 16.
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.
Zyn and the retailers who sell the product have run afoul of regulators in recent years. The FDA in April of last year warned 119 retailers to stop selling Zyn to underage people, and the company was ordered to pay $1.2 million last year for violating Washington, D.C.’s smokeless tobacco ban.
FDA authorizes Zyn nicotine pouches, citing public health benefits for adult smokers, despite concerns over flavored products' appeal to teens.
Any financial incentive – from cash to vouchers, acts as a major psychological motivation, tempting people to get over their smoking addiction.
Mary Mac Mahon HSE Mid-West Tobacco Lead, says: “Over a third of current smokers are either trying to quit or actively planning to quit. Getting the right support is the best route to success, so please contact us at QUIT Mid-West on 065 6865841 / Email [email protected] and we can help you.
Schools have issued a stark warning to parents about highly addictive nicotine pouches being used by students. The tiny pouches, which users tuck inside their lip in order to get a nicotine hit, fall outside of existing laws on tobacco or vapes.