In the same report, the FDA is said to be preparing new guidance documents that will address e-cigarettes and criteria related to what makes a product one that truly addresses smoking cessation and reduction. Since Gottlieb has been appointed, he and the FDA has pushed the idea of tobacco products being on a continuum of risk with traditional combustible tobacco products like cigarettes being viewed as the most harmful.
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