FTC Rescinds Guidance On Cigarette Testing

Date November 29, 2008

CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
For over four decades the tobacco industry has used machine testing approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to measure tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes.
But in a 4-0 vote, the FTC has now shunned the tests, known as the Cambridge Filter Method, rescinding guidance it established 42 years ago.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) found […]

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