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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 19 Tobacco ingredients, additives, and radioactivity |
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| | The government does not require the tobacco industry to list the chemicals it adds to |
| | cigarettes. In fact, it is a felony for any government official to mention any of the |
| | hundreds of chemicals on the list kept in great secrecy by the government. |
| | ASH Review, March-April 1994, p. 7 |
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| | Massachusetts was the first state to pass legislation requiring cigarette makers to |
| | disclose all the ingredients of their products including flavor enhancers, preservatives |
| | and nicotine levels. This information the manufacturers have heretofore zealously |
| | guarded as trade secrets. |
| | US News and World Report, August 5, 1996, p. 8 |
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| | A federal judge has blocked a Massachusetts law that would have required tobacco |
| | companies to submit a list of ingredients used in their tobacco products. The case |
| | may go to trial for a final ruling in 1998, or be brought before a judge for a summary |
| | judgment. |
| | Wall Street Journal, December 11, 1997, p. A6 |
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| | Cigarette filters lauded for reducing inhaled tar may themselves be dangerous. The |
| | fibers in the filters may be inhaled and lodge in the lungs of smokers. |
| | Associated Press, January 14, 1995 |
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| | Components of cigarette smoke include benzopyrene, hydrogen cyanide, dimethyl |
| | nitrosamines, and the radioactive element polonium-210. The polonium-210 in |
| | tobacco smoke may be the major source of exposure to radioactivity for the majority |
| | of Americans. |
| | American Journal of Public Health, February 1989, p. 209 |
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