Gottlieb positioned the delay as a way to give manufacturers time to get in step with the new laws while ensuring smokers had access to cigarette alternatives that could save their lives
After reviewing the FDA's statements released July 28, Bonnie Herzog, managing director of consumer equity research for Wells Fargo Securities LLC, New York, provided several insights, which ranged from the likelihood of the FDA meeting its goals to what it may mean for new-product innovation
Light cigarettes are advertised to contain around 6 to 10 mg of nicotine , placing them at the low end of this product category
Smoking introduces many toxic chemicals into the brain and body, some of which have the ability to cause cancer
Catalytic action, similar to that of platinum gas-stove lighters, causes the pill to glow and light the cigarette