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Harvard researchers argue U.S. tobacco companies use menthol as "candy" to entice young smokers

William Atkins
Saturday, 19 July 2008 21:43

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On the side of the tobacco industry, David Sylvia, a spokesman for cigarette maker Philip Morris USA, said: "We don't believe that this study's hypothesis or conclusions are supported by the facts cited in the study."

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Sylvia adds, "In fact, we disagree with their conclusion that menthol levels in our products were manipulated to gain market share among adolescents, and are unable to find any evidence supporting that conclusion within this study. This study almost exclusively relies on information about young adults who are legal-aged smokers who are at or above the legal age of smoking.” [U.S. News and World Report]

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