By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press Health Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to by capping their , a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.

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The from the Food and Drug Administration comes in the final days of term, greatly reducing the likelihood that it will actually be enacted. President-elect Donald Trump and his have not commented on the measure, but a led by Trump’s first FDA commissioner, , was .

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