Statement from Deputy Assistant to the President for the Cancer Moonshot and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Deputy Director for Health Outcomes Danielle Carnival on FDA’s Proposed Nicotine Rule
This proposal brings us one step closer to the bold vision President Biden set for the Cancer Moonshot—ending cancer as we know it—by tackling smoking, the single largest driver of cancer deaths in this country.
By limiting the level of nicotine in combusted tobacco products, this proposal would enable those who want to quit to be successful and stop millions more from starting smoking—improving Americans’ health, reducing healthcare costs, and, most importantly, saving and extending lives.
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