Our understanding in the formulation is that this is to preserve the youth protection measures associated now with nicotine. If it just says nicotine, it means nicotine-free base. There are other forms of nicotine that can be made. We want to prevent the argument that they don't fall under the youth protections just because of a different chemical presentation. This is really to make sure it's very clear and the youth protections apply. That's its technical operation.
On November 28th, 2024. See this statement in context.