In re Withdrawal of FDA Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield Proposed Rule
On March 20, 2025, WLF filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration requesting the agency to withdraw a proposed rule published in the Biden Administration’s waning days that would require all conventional cigarettes and cigars to contain a near zero amount of nicotine. WLF makes this request pursuant to a January 20, 2025 Trump Administration memo that empowers agencies to evaluate non-final rules. WLF argues that the de-facto prohibition measure raises questions of law and policy sufficient to warrant withdrawal under the Trump memo. The proposal flouts the federal Tobacco Control Act and by creating a massive black market, would do substantial harm to public health and the economy.
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