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22nd Century Group, Inc. Highlights FDA Filing of VLN® MRTP Renewal Applications for Scientific Review
FDA filing covers renewal applications for VLN® King and VLN® Menthol King, the first combusted cigarettes authorized as Modified Risk Tobacco Products, as 22nd Century advances its regulatory pathway for continued modified risk marketing status MOCKSVILLE, N.C., May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco harm reduction company focused on reduced nicotine innovation, today highlighted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has filed for scientific rev
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