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FDA announces plans to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes

FDA announced Friday a goal of lowering nicotine in traditional cigarettes to a non-addictive level, and ensuring that e-cigarettes are properly regulated.
Source: Mark Lennihan/AP

The Food and Drug Administration wants to take the nicotine out of cigarettes — or, at least, most of it.

The agency announced Friday a goal of lowering nicotine in traditional cigarettes to a

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