22nd Century Stands Ready to Support the Adoption of FDA Proposed Tobacco Product Standard to Mandate Reduced Nicotine Content in Cigarettes with its VLN Cigarettes

On January 13, 2025, 22nd Century Group announced that：22nd Century Stands Ready to Support the Adoption of FDA Proposed Tobacco Product Standard to Mandate Reduced Nicotine Content in Cigarettes with its VLN Cigarettes

FDA Reduced Nicotine Content Proposal Indicated to Have Completed OMB Review as of January 3, 2025

FDA Spokesperson Indicates Policy Could Be Among Most Impactful Population-Level Actions in the History of U.S. Tobacco Product Regulation

“OMB clearance marks a major step in moving this policy forward, and we are excited to see further definitive action by the federal government toward making this scientifically backed, non-partisan smoking harm reduction policy a reality,” said Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group. “The FDA has openly stated that this could be the most impactful action for the improvement of public health in reducing the widespread and clearly documented harms of smoking.”

“22nd Century has played a pivotal role in the research, development and numerous federally funded clinical studies underpinning this policy, which has been advanced across multiple administrations since 2009, including action under the first Trump administration. We are also the first and only Company to bring an FDA authorized reduced nicotine content cigarette designed specifically to reduce the harms of smoking to market through the commercial launch of our VLN reduced nicotine content cigarettes. We are now working to launch additional products, including additional reduced nicotine content products using our tobacco but under other brand labels and give greater awareness to low nicotine cigarettes as a separate category in the market. This is a key component as part of our drive to expand the distribution of reduced nicotine content cigarettes manufactured by 22nd Century, increase consumer awareness and expand the VLN footprint.”Larry Firestone added。

About 22nd Century Group, Inc.

22nd Century Group is the pioneering nicotine harm reduction company in the tobacco industry enabling smokers to take control of their nicotine consumption.

We created our flagship product, the VLN cigarette, to give traditional cigarette smokers an authentic and familiar alternative that helps them take control of their nicotine consumption. VLN cigarettes have 95% less nicotine than the traditional cigarette and have been proven to greatly reduce nicotine consumption. Instead of offering new ways of delivering nicotine to addicted smokers, we offer smokers the option to take control of their nicotine consumption and make informed and more productive choices, including the choice to avoid addictive levels of nicotine altogether.

Our wholly owned subsidiaries include a leading cigarette manufacturer that produces all VLN products and provides turnkey contract manufacturing for other tobacco brands both domestically and internationally. The 60,000 square foot facility in Mocksville, North Carolina has the capacity to produce more than 45 million cartons of combusted tobacco products annually with additional space for expansion.

Our proprietary reduced nicotine tobacco blends are made possible by comprehensive and patented technologies that regulate nicotine biosynthesis activities in the tobacco plant, resulting in full flavor and high yield with 95% less nicotine. Our extensive patent portfolio has been developed to ensure we have the only low nicotine combustible cigarette in the United States and critical international markets.

VLN and Helps You Smoke Less are registered trademarks of 22nd Century Limited LLC.

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