Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case

[Rebel]

Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case - Yahoo! News

Hot off the presses. Just in time for the waxman/Kennedy bill.

 

[stevejo]

About time they get delivered a swift kick in the jiggly parts -- although with the cash and attorneys behind Altira, its just one more step up to the Supreme Court -- hopefully they will side with the lower courts, and set the precedent.

 

[saintgadreel]

Stevejo: I have a feeling they will, however, if they don't, then that might jeopardize the constitutionality of the bill on the senate floor (S. 982). That bill specifically contains the same requirements to drop improper working as this court case would already address and remove. This could very well be the "ace up the sleeve" for Altria, which could possibly allow them (if s. 982 passes) to keep the Light and Ultra-Light, etc, labelling, regardless of the law. That would effectively defeat one of the primary reasons for passing the bill in the senate. Intriguing events all around as the plot thickens still....

 

[StudioKraft]

This part is interesting:

The requirements, which have been on hold pending appeal, would ban labels such as "low tar," "light," "ultra light" or "mild," since such cigarettes have been found to be no safer than others because of how people smoke them.

I wonder what is meant by that? If they mean what I believe they do, that people smoke "mild" or "ultra light" cigarettes more often than they would have "regular" cigarettes, it would bring into question the FDA's reported plans to require that cigarette manufacturers lower the nicotine content in cigarettes.

People on this forum have mentioned this "plan", and that it would simply require people to smoke more cigarettes and inhale more toxins to get the same levels of nicotine that they did prior to the manufacturers being required to lower the levels. The reasoning for the requirements in this case seem to substantiate this notion.

Of course, if they are saying something like people just cover the holes in the filters of "light" cigarettes, then my question is moot.

 

[TropicalBob]

They say smokers of "light" cigarettes inhale more deeply and more frequently (plus covering the holes) to get their blood nicotine to a stable level. And they smoke more of the light ones. Win-win for Big tobacco. Same price. More sales.