UNITED STATES
22nd Century announces first production of VLN® cigarettes

22nd Century Group has announced the production of the first cartons of VLN® King and VLN® Menthol King Cigarettes destined for retail sale as part of the company’s pilot program, according to a company press release.

“We are incredibly excited to hit this milestone moment as the first cartons of VLN® that will be sold to adult smokers rolled off the line at our North Carolina manufacturing facility,” said James A. Mish, Chief Executive Officer. “We are eager to get this disruptive new product into the hands of adult smokers looking to change their relationship with highly-addictive nicotine products. Since receiving the first and only FDA MRTP designation for a combustible cigarette on 23 December, we have moved swiftly to prepare the launch of our VLN® 95 per cent reduced nicotine content cigarettes. Among the many activities to date, our first market has been confirmed, our initial retail partner selected and the packaging updated to reflect the FDA’s added claim of ‘Helps You Smoke Less’.”
“Production of VLN® for commercial sale is now underway at 22nd Century’s in-house manufacturing facilities,” said Nathan Schmitt, Director of Operations & Supply Chain. “With a long history of producing reduced nicotine content research cigarettes as well as contract manufacturing for other brands, we were well prepared to commence manufacturing quickly upon receiving VLN®’s historic MRTP authorization. We are also making additional capital investments into our facilities to support expanded production volumes as we ready for national launch following the pilot launch program.”
According to the press release, VLN® is the first cigarette in the world that is not designed to create or sustain nicotine addiction. VLN® smokes, smells, and tastes like a conventional cigarette, but uses 22nd Century Group’s proprietary tobacco to deliver America’s lowest nicotine content cigarette with 95 per cenr less nicotine than America’s leading brands.
VLN® King and VLN® Menthol King are the only FDA authorised reduced nicotine content combustible cigarettes in the US tobacco products market, estimated at approximately USD 80 billion in size.

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