After 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes. According to the Associated Press, the FTC decided to discontinue the testing for two reasons: the test itself was flawed, and tobacco companies could use the results to promote one brand of cigarette over another. The test was known as the Cambridge … [Read more...] about FTC Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test
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Light and Lucious: Cigarette Ads Marketing to Young Teen Girls and Women
"Camel No. 9 continues a long history starting in the 1920s of tobacco industry marketing that targets women and turns more young girls into smokers. These marketing campaigns cynically equated smoking with independence, sophistication and beauty and preyed on the unique social pressures that women and girls face. And Camel No. 9 is carrying on the shameful legacy of … [Read more...] about Light and Lucious: Cigarette Ads Marketing to Young Teen Girls and Women
Those Who Don’t Know History…
I've been on my high horse today about Big Tobacco trying to squirm out of facing responsibility for killing people. I do recognize my own responsibility of making the initial choice to try a sickarette. But I also feel it's appropriate for BT to accept its role in making sure people stay "life long customers". So I looked something up in a great body of information … [Read more...] about Those Who Don’t Know History…
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