FDA Considers Regulating Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at regulating nicotine levels in cigarettes. According to a recently released statement issued by the FDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the advance notice of proposed rulemaking was issued in order to “obtain information …

FDA Terminates Controversial Nicotine Study That Killed Four Monkeys

Squirrel Monkey Photo

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is terminating a study into the effects of nicotine that sparked public outcry after four squirrel monkeys died as a result of the research. Researchers behind the study were injecting adolescent and adult monkeys, 24 in total, with nicotine doses in a bid to study how the addictive …