Nearly 200,000 Marlboro Lights smokers will get $25 each, plus interest a fraction of the $600 million the plaintiffs had sought from Altria Groups Philip Morris USA after a Massachusetts judge found they were duped into buying what they thought was a safer cigarette
Nicotine lozenges offer a similar sense of relief to gum, but without causing jaw pain
These labels are so problematic that the Food and Drug Administration has required Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, the maker of Natural American Spirit cigarettes, to remove the terms natural and additive-free from its product labels, advertising and promotional materials because they constitute reduced harm claims, which are banned without agency approval
How the Law Came About The new regulations were approved on August 25, 2025 by the California Office of Administrative Law following rules issued by the Attorney Generals office
Source: Xu X, Aron A, Westmaas JL, Wang J, Sweet LH
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