Why low tar cigarettes don’t work and how the tobacco industry has fooled the smoking public - 1999 Edition
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 17/03/2000
Low tar cigarettes
For many decades the tobacco industry succeeded in persuading smokers that low tar cigarettes were less hazardous than higher tar variants. However the reality is that all cigarettes are dangerous and the tar yield that appears on cigarette packs does not reflect the amount of tar actually inhaled by the smoker. For this reason misleading descriptors such as “low” and “mild” are prohibited by law under the EU Tobacco Product Directive.
Low tar cigarettes are a deliberate con
Why low tar cigarettes don’t work and how the tobacco industry has fooled the smoking public - 1999 Edition
Why low tar cigarettes don’t work and how the tobacco industry has fooled the smoking public - 1999 Edition
US National Institute of Cancer: Smoking and Tobacco Monographs: Monograph 13
This report assesses the risk associated with smoking cigarettes with low tar machine measured yields of tar and nicotine. November 2001.
This report assesses the risk associated with smoking cigarettes with low tar machine measured yields of tar and nicotine. November 2001.
Philip Morris's position on low tar cigarettes
Even the worlds largest tobacco company agrees that their low tar cigarettes are no less deadly than their conventionally deadly cigarettes.
Even the worlds largest tobacco company agrees that their low tar cigarettes are no less deadly than their conventionally deadly cigarettes.
Health Canada: Expert panel report on deceptive light and mild cigarette descriptors
It is the conclusion of the Expert Panel, based on the best available science, that there is no convincing evidence of a meaningful health benefit to either individuals nor to the whole population resulting from cigarettes marketed as 'light' or 'mild'. Health Canada Press release 1 November 2001
It is the conclusion of the Expert Panel, based on the best available science, that there is no convincing evidence of a meaningful health benefit to either individuals nor to the whole population resulting from cigarettes marketed as 'light' or 'mild'. Health Canada Press release 1 November 2001
US National Cancer Institute: Low Tar cigarette - no benefit to health
A major review of the impact of low tar cigarettes finds no public health benefits. US National Institute of Cancer press release: Low-Tar Cigarettes: Evidence Doesn't Indicate Benefit to Public Health. November 2001
A major review of the impact of low tar cigarettes finds no public health benefits. US National Institute of Cancer press release: Low-Tar Cigarettes: Evidence Doesn't Indicate Benefit to Public Health. November 2001
