The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a groundbreaking plan to limit nicotine levels in cigarettes to minimal or non-addictive levels. If implemented, the move would make the United States the first country to take such drastic action to combat smoking-related diseases and deaths. The proposed rule would cap nicotine levels in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Catherine Egbe, Senior Specialist Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council