Tuesday, October 22nd 2019, 7:33 AM AKDT Updated: Wednesday, October 23rd 2019, 3:13 PM AKDT By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, U.S. health regulators have judged a type of smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes, a decision that could open the door to other less risky options for smokers. The milestone announcement on Tuesday makes Swedish Match tobacco pouches the first so-called reduced-risk tobacco product ever sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration. FDA regulators stressed that their decision does not mean the pouches are safe, just less harmful, and that all tobacco products pose risks. The pouches will still bear mandatory gov... [Read more]