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A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers. A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers was a historic first advertisement in a campaign run by major American tobacco companies on January 4, 1954, to create doubt by disputing recent scientific studies linking smoking cigarettes to lung cancer and other dangerous health effects.
An old pack of Kent Ultras from South Africa. Widely recognized by many as the first popular filtered cigarette, Kent was introduced by the Lorillard Tobacco Company in 1952 [3] around the same time a series of articles entitled "cancer by the carton", published by Reader's Digest, [4] scared American consumers into seeking out a filter brand at a time when most brands were filterless.
Jeffrey Stephen Wigand (/ ˈ w aɪ ɡ æ n d /; born December 17, 1942) is an American biochemist and whistleblower.. He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in 1996 blew the whistle on tobacco tampering at the company.
Soon, cigarettes and tobacco products will no longer be sold at Stop & Shop supermarkets in New York and other states. See when.
You're reading this online. Remember that. Shares of New York Times (NYT) have been floundering in the single digits since early March. The publisher hasn't dished out a dividend in three years.
Sumatra Tobacco Trading Company (STTC) Indonesia [citation needed] Jin Ling: Baltic Tobacco Company Kaliningrad, Russia: 1997; 28 years ago () [citation needed] Joged Bentoel Group: Indonesia [citation needed] John Player (now Superkings) John Player & Sons/ Imperial Brands (International) Ceylon Tobacco Company (Sri Lanka only) United Kingdom
In October 2014, it was reported that R.J. Reynolds might add another brand that had to be sold off to Imperial Tobacco (along with the Kool, Salem, Winston and Maverick brands) to secure the approval of the Federal Trade Commission to purchase the Lorillard Tobacco Company. This did not happen, however, and R.J. Reynolds still sells the brand ...
Cigarettes are a leading preventable cause of death due to their contribution to cancer and heart disease risks — with an estimated 480,000 Americans dying per year due to tobacco use and ...