@return2ozma to Uplifting NewsEnglish • 1 month agoFDA moves to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trumpwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23arrow-up190arrow-down113cross-posted to: news
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkFDA moves to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trumpwww.cbsnews.com@return2ozma to Uplifting NewsEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square23cross-posted to: news
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 month 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.