A proposed FDA rule would set nicotine levels on tobacco products at less than half the current average and could save millions of lives, proponents say.

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,

In its last few days of power, the Biden administration is expected to officially propose a limit on nicotine in cigarettes.