Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 11/21/19


Dramatically lowering nicotine levels in traditional cigarettes appears to no longer be a priority of the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services disclosed the policy reversal in a regulatory filing Wednesday. The decision comes amid advocate and analyst speculation that the current Food and Drug Administration commissioner nominee, Dr. Stephen Hahn, does not favor heightened federal tobacco regulations.

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