SCENIHR REPORT OFFERS AMMUNITION FOR ANTI-TOBACCO LOBBY IN ONCOMING EU INGREDIENTS DIRECTIVE REVIEW
December 1st, 2010
BY ALAN OSBORN
SCENIHR report offers ammunition for anti-tobacco lobby in oncoming EU ingredients directive review
The European Union's (EU) scientific committee on emerging health risks has released a considered report on whether tobacco additives make tobacco products more addictive. While it has not released an explicitly anti-additive report, it has concluded that they may promote addiction. Expect these conclusions to be quoted widely in next year's review of the EU tobacco product directive.
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