The story broke in September of last year that the FDA was testing nicotine addiction in squirrel monkeys and that four had died as a result of their treatment at the hands of the agency.
The new enforcement policy will not affect any current requirements for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, only the newly-regulated tobacco products such as cigars and e-cigarettes
The FDA has reputation worldwide as being a standard bearer when it comes to regulating the safety of products and yet it finds itself curiously hamstrung in its interactions with the tobacco industry.