return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFDA moves to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trumpwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up190cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up190external-linkFDA moves to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trumpwww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThat’s because nicotine–from whence neonicotinoids are derived–is an excellent insecticide. (Unfortunately neonicotinoids also kill beneficial insects, like pollinators, which is why their industrial usage is such a problem.)
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYeah, wanted someone else to mention that, due to the last time a crazy person came out the woodwork.
That’s because nicotine–from whence neonicotinoids are derived–is an excellent insecticide. (Unfortunately neonicotinoids also kill beneficial insects, like pollinators, which is why their industrial usage is such a problem.)
Yeah, wanted someone else to mention that, due to the last time a crazy person came out the woodwork.