| Number | 13238 |
| Subject | Tobacco |
| Source | The Nation |
| State | None |
| Year | 1996 |
| Publication Date | None |
| Summary | Are tobacco companies blowing smoke when they deny manipulating the nicotine content of cigarettes? The Nation reports on the troubles facing the tobacco industry including five federal grand juries, a national class-action suit on behalf of all addicted smokers, an antitrust investigation by the Justice Department into an alleged conspiracy to stifle development of a fire-safe cigarette, and suits by the Attorneys General of five states to recover cigarette-related health costs. (March 4, 1996) |
| Category | None |
| Pages | None |
| Keywords | Zegart Buried Evidence Food and Drug Administration Addiction Consumer protection 5 pgs. |
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