Bliley Lorillard
[Draft Statement Regarding Pending Legislative Hearings Concerning Cigarette Ingredients]
Abstract
Consists of paragraph for probable insertion in existing statement/document defending Lorillard's conduct regarding cooperation with terms of disclosure on cigarette additives. Reaffirms commitment to cooperate. Opines "provisions of the 1984 federal statute governing cigarette ingredients have worked well. There is no reasonable basis for changing those provisions in any respect at this time". Includes handwritten note in marginalia. Relates to Bates 89282317 (missing page per marginalia).
Fields
- Company
- Lorillard
- Type
- STATEMENT
- Draft material
- Author
- Stevens, Arthur Joseph (LOR Sr. VP '89-95 and TI Communications)Served on Lorillard Board of Directors 1985-92, was Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1995, served as General Counsel for Lorillard '93-95. Served on Tobacco Institute Communications Committee.
- Author (Organization)
- Lorillard Inc. (American cigarette manufacturer)American cigarette manufacturer
- Recipient
- Spears, Alexander White, III (LOR President & CEO)Associated with CTR, used as an expert in the Mississippi case.
American cigarette manufacturer
Document Images
of AHT statement, for possible use.]
As regards cigarette ingredients, please note the following:
The cigarette manufacturers have provided to HHS each year since
1984 a comprehensive listing of cigarette ingredients. HH$ has
never indicated to Lorillard at any time, in response to those
submissions, that it had a problem with respect to any individual
ingredient or group of ingredients. Indeed, when HHS asked the
manufacturers for the quantity gf each ingredient being used, the
manufacturers promptly provided that information to HHS. To my
knowledge, HHS has no outstanding requests to the manufacturers
for additional information.
The manufacturers have assured HHS repeatedly that we would be
happy to meet with HHS officials and/or HHS scientific
consultants to answer any questions about ingredie.nts which the
HHS or its consultants might have. I reaffirm that commitment
here and now. The provisions of the 1984 Federal statute
governing cigarette ingredients have worked well. There is no
reasonable basis for changing those provisions in any respect at
this time.
