How different, really, is the new pledge to clear the air by closing its cigarette business by 2029 from the past claims of top Philip Morris executives like George Weissman in the 1954 (Believe me, if any one of us believed that this product we were making and selling was in any way harmful to our customers healthand our own as wellwe would voluntarily go out of business.) and James Bowling in 1972 (If our product is harmful, well stop making it.) Its still galling to look back at Philip Morris blitzkrieg of ads in 1978 and 1978 for its Merit cigarettes with banner headlines blaring Study Hails Low Tar Merit! Merit Science Wins! and Research Results Conclusive [see image], which didnt make clear that they were referring to market research and surveys of taste preferences
Weather conditions such as rainfall and humidity increase the degree of leaching, making toxins more extensive in soils and groundwater
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A ban on filters would be one of the most impactful policies in the history of tobacco control
Reducing visual exposure is one such measure
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