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The CBC later reported the plan was halted after the tobacco industry lobbied the federal government

Participants were age 59 to 82 at the start of the study, which found that health risks were lower for those who had quit, especially at earlier ages.

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Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, said the FDA "learned a lot" from that first attempt and "took the time through the research to get this right." "If we are sued after we issue a final rule, we strongly believe that this will hold up under any legal challenges under the First Amendment, under our statute or under administrative procedure," he said on a call with reporters

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