Reynolds Tobacco Company, maker of one of the most commonly used menthol cigarettes in the United States, says it wants to preserve access and choice, even as it maintains that it is committed to Tobacco Harm Reduction and promoting reduced-risk products. Altria, parent company of Philip Morris, claims the proposal would create unregulated, criminal markets. These claims illustrate how tobacco companies oppose public health measures by attempting to stoke fear
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In 2000, the Federal Trade Commission filed a deceptive advertising campaign arguing that through their advertisements, Santa Fe represented that because Natural American Spirit cigarettes contain no additives, smoking them is less hazardous to a smoker's health than smoking otherwise comparable cigarettes that contain additives. This led to Santa Fe adding the following disclaimer on its packets, No additives in our tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette." A decade later, attorneys general from 33 states and the District of Columbia, reached an agreement requiring Santa Fe to add a disclaimer stating, "Organic tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette." The hope was that this warning would alert consumers that natural tobacco does not mean safer tobacco
People who liked candy cigarettes when they were kids still like them as adults
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