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As the FDA stated, while its decision permits the tobacco products to be sold in the United States, it does not mean these products are safe or 'FDA approved.' The company submitted applications to the FDA for two different regulatory approvals: one to market the product as a new tobacco product (called a Pre-Market approval), and the other to market the product as less harmful than other tobacco products (called a Modified Risk Tobacco Product approval)

"There has to be some sort of societal intervention

In practice, cigarette butts tossed on streets and beaches do not biodegrade

that illustrates the unintended consequences of a trans-fat ban