Products with nicotine greatly lower the risks of harm and tobacco-related diseases

Key Points:

• The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a number of nicotine products their first-ever risk modification order in 2019.
• The products are required to show the following in order to be accepted:
  • Significantly reduce damage and the risk of disease associated with tobacco use for individual tobacco users.
  • Benefit the health of the population as a whole, taking into account both users and nonusers of tobacco products.
• Since 2019, it has given a number of nicotine sachets and electronic devices modified risk status.
• It is possible to promote and brand these goods as being less dangerous than cigarettes.