Enriched Flavor Tobacco Sparks Merits with Taste Boost
Years of trial produced Enriched Flavor tobacco that boosts taste without higher tar. MERIT and MERIT 100s used this blend and were tested against higher tar cigarettes. FTC data show tar levels of 8 mg and 42 mg for 100s with nicotine averages around 0.5 to 0.9 mg per cigarette. Surgeon General warning appears. Smokers preferred MERIT variants matching higher tar flavors.