SAFER CIGARETTE DELAY
July 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIETHE USA launch of a new "safer" cigarette called Fact, whose filter supposedly cuts out harmful chemicals without impacting on taste, has been delayed because of fears its marketing could mislead consumers into thinking it was "safe". The cigarette - a PREP (potentially reduced-exposure product) - was to be manufactured by an independent tobacco company in North Carolina, US: the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation. Arnold Hamm, Assistant General Manager said the late June launch of Fact, whose filter has been designed by Hong ...
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