Low tar cigarettes meet tolerable health levels says NIH official
Government research, conducted with Enviro Control Inc., suggests certain low tar cigarettes can reach tolerable exposure levels for 27 brands. Gori and Lynch estimate smokers could consume 18 to 23 cigarettes daily before hitting the threshold, though safety cannot be declared. Findings to be published in JAMA.
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National Institutes of Health
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Cornelius J. Lynch
Enviro Control Inc
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Merit
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
Tolerable cigarette brands and daily limits listed
A tolerable list names 27 low tar brands and the maximum daily cigarettes allowed without exceeding government defined hazardous substance levels. Carlton Menthol tops at 23, Now Menthol 18, Now and Stride 17, Carlton 16, several others range from 8 to 3 with Newport Menthol and Merit groups among the lower limits.
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