WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- University of North Carolina School of Medicine Associate Professor Justin Byron submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sharing data on misperceptions regarding very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes and presenting findings on how these misperceptions can be corrected. The commenter stated that some people perceive VLNC cigarettes to be less harmful. A 2018 study found that a large per  more