The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposal to cap the nicotine content in cigarettes, aiming to make them less addictive. The FDA's plan, if finalized, could potentially help nearly 13 million current smokers quit within a year and prevent around 48 million young people from starting smoking due to reduced addiction levels.
The proposal, which would require companies to reformulate their products within two years of the final regulation, is part of a broader effort to combat smoking-related illnesses that cause over 480,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.
