WHAT\'S IN A SMOKE?: FINALLY, THE FDA GOES AFTER THE CONTENT OF CIGARETTES

Source: Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette
Date: 2010-01-26
The more the government knows about what\'s in cigarettes, besides
tobacco, the better it can assess their potential harm. In a
progressive move to gain more information about tobacco product
formulas, the Food and Drug Administration is requiring tobacco
companies to tell the agency exactly what goes into their
products by June. . . .
More than 60 of them are known carcinogens, according to the
American Cancer Society. Who knows what scientists will learn
with the new information submitted, but collecting the data is an
important start.

