The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing limits on the level of nicotine in cigarettes and some other types of tobacco products, such as cigars and pipe tobacco, in order to make them less addictive,

The FDA's proposed rule would slash nicotine levels in cigarettes, most cigars and other combustible tobacco products, but not vapes, hookahs or Zyn.

ATLANTA - The FDA has proposed a new rule to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to make them less addictive. The agency believes this initiative could help approximately 13 million current smokers quit within a year and prevent millions of others from becoming addicted to cigarettes.