Can someone explain what FSC (fire saftey cigs) are??

[Dirtybutts]

Here's a nifty little quote:

"The Harvard report on fire-safe cigarettes shows in complex tables that levels of carbon monoxide -- related to heart disease -- and naphthalene -- linked to cancer -- are boosted the most when manufacturers use special, banded paper that slows burning, which is helpful when a cigarette is left unattended.

Carbon monoxide is boosted by 11.4 percent and naphthalene by 13.9 percent. Other carcinogens, such as fluorine, are increased by about 6 percent."

Source: Fire-safe cigarettes pose health risks | Oakland Tribune | Find Articles at BNET

OMG..This is just wrong! It is scary to think the FDA is alright with that but not e-cigs.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Cigarette industry exec 1: So, we're getting a lot of flack about these things starting fires.

Cigarette industry exec 2: Hmmm. Yeah, they are burning, aren't they? Let's see... why don't we douse them in flame ......ant?

exec 1: Flame ......ant? Isn't that stuff toxic?

-pause-

both: (burst out in uproarious laughter)

...and scene.

 

[Casey C]

Cigarette industry exec 1: So, we're getting a lot of flack about these things starting fires.

Cigarette industry exec 2: Hmmm. Yeah, they are burning, aren't they? Let's see... why don't we douse them in flame ......ant?

exec 1: Flame ......ant? Isn't that stuff toxic?

-pause-

both: (burst out in uproarious laughter)

...and scene.

something tells me that, since these only appear when they are forced to by legislators, this is purely the fault of politicians. The people who run big tobacco wouldn't do this, unless it was a compromise to keep selling, all they care about is profit, and this is not gonna generate more profit.

No, this (sadly) sounds like some politician saving us all from ourselves by killing us.