FTC Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test

robbster wrote an interesting post today on

Here’s a quick excerpt
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 […]

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