Anne Landman's Collection
Smoking and Health in the Usa and Canada Report No. 1, 910000
Abstract
This 20 page report/outline from the Philip Morris document site discusses the current (1990) status of the cigarette industry in the U.S.(consumption rates, quantity sold, brand activity, etc.). It also discusses cigarette exports and objections to exports, recent reports on smoking and health, and much more.
In a section entitled "Advertising," it points out that Dr. Alan Blum (described as "a noted medical antagonist" surveyed the appearance of Marlboro and Winston cars at nationally televised car and motorcycle races. Blum reported that at the 1989 Marlboro Grand Prix the brand name "Marlboro" was telecast 5,933 times, in spite of the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969, which prohibits the promotion of cigarete brands on television. The paper states that "P.M. denied allegations that it skirts a ban on television."
On Bates page 2028467456 there is another section entitled "Advertising." Here is describes the real hidden reason for the tobacco industry's "It's the Law" program, and how this program succeeded in snookering a major, big-city newspaper into writing an editorial in support of the tobacco industry:
The Tobacco Institute launched major advertising and education programs "It's the Law" to stop individuals under 18 from smoking. It supports a legal smoking age of 18...In part, this is intended to undercut the Waxman and Kennedy bills. There has been tremendous dialogue on TV and in the press pro and con this action. The motives of the industry have been questioned. The Chicago Tribune, (December 26) states that the industry is behaving in a way that warrants praise, not condemnation.
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The Tobacco Institute launched major advertising and education programs "It's the Law" to stop individuals under 18 from smoking. It supports a legal smoking age of 18...In part, this is intended to undercut the Waxman and Kennedy bills. There has been tremendous dialogue on TV and in the press pro and con this action. The motives of the industry have been questioned. The Chicago Tribune, (December 26) states that the industry is behaving in a way that warrants praise, not condemnation.
The advertisements appear in such magazines as Time, Newsweek, People and the like.
The American Advertising Federation strongly supports the T.I. action.
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- Philip Morris Cos., Inc.
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Designed to stave off further legislated marketing restrictions
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SMOKING AND HEALTH IN THE USA AND CANADA
REPORT NO. 1, 1991
I. USA
1. INDUSTRY
1'he U.S. r2obacco Industry closed the 1990 calie*i~ar
year with a recorcd trade surplus of S.5.8 b. iob4cco
-?roduct exports ;rere $5.04 b less "'93 million i:.i-,.)orts
and un:aanu=actured leaf exaorts were $1.4'4 :o less ~:580
:.iillion irtports. `:'his represents 35 percent of t"le
nation's overall agricultura~l 1trac?e ^ur,~lus. ^ot~:z; c c o
J+~
~roducts and unr~azufactured~ 're noc~r second only to ,-rai~~s
c2'~'1%' ~~?ed, ~r:12cr1 are the 1'~eaC~.lng contrl'1ut Or to tan
z7ricultural tracee 'aalance (513.221 :a) .
U.S, tobacco production totaleci' ;aore t:1an ';)i1lion
.)ou.zds in 1981, c'.ropped to $1.16 :5 in 1936 aad was ue
to 1.6 b in 1990 (all t;rpes ). Cigarette prod~,ct ion
u-as highest in 1981 at 736.5 b units but t',iis 'slo::l!v
c:`creased uo to 1909, ?Z 1990 estiraated ?rocluction
increased to 700 b. Exports have ju:aped rron 6,: ') in
1936 to 160 b in 1990. This is reflected in the loc:ereeli
trade barriers in 3apan, Taiwan and South Korea, rising
incoMes in the importing countries, and the creaLry..i ng
of the U.S. dollar.
Cigarette consumption has declined 18 percent since
1931 due to rising prices and taxes, slipping sociaL
acceptance, health concerns 3nd restrictions on azer:~
neo?ie can smoke. It is estimated that consur.iotion
fell 2.5 percent in 1990 and will continue annuallv
at that level during the 1990's. During the past forr
years, cigarette e:cports have compensated for c:o_lestic
losses but this certainly cannot occur over time.
A.Lnericans spent $44 b in tobacco products in 1990, dou:-)ie
the figure in 1980, or 1.1 percent of U.S. disoosal3le
income. That share has remained constant for ..iore than
a decade. In relation to tobacco product consumation
cigarettes represent 95 percent. Snuff is the only
product showing gains from 19c33 to 1990.
Grise (USDA) projects cigarette consumption at
about 350-400 billion at year 2000. Cigarette exoorts
could be 250 b or a total production of 600 b. :iith
these estimates, leaf production could be around 1.4
b pounds. Price will be the major factor in ten years
time. As the shift to generic and value priced
cigarettes increase, manufacturers will be under
increased pressure to lower leaf costs to hold the line
on profits.
1990 Reports
P.M. reported consolidated operating revenues for
year ending December 31 up 16.1 percent to $51.2 b and
net earnings of 20.2 nercent to $3.5 b. P.M. USA
cigarette volume rose by 1 billion to 220.5 billion
or 42.3 percent of market share. They also experienced
a 15.5 percent gain in e:cports of cigarettes abroad,
at 368' billion units (60 nercent of total industry
volume)~. As a result, they are e.cpanding their Ca;)arrus,
NC plant from 85 to 125 billion units by 1994 (t1SJ,
February 1( S)). ::arlboro had 26 percent of market
share in 131-`01in the USA ancO was the world's best selling
cigarette in the 1930's or 6 aercent of world
consumption:.
sharos have almost _~ou}bl^r'_ in value :ritniz
the past year. They are considered an excellant au,
despite the fact that i ortune February 11 (S) rated
the company :;o. 79, down from No. 2 in 1989. ^nis is
actually due to its categorization as a food corapanl
(50 percent of sales ). Pegrettably, the j ucic3es clo not
think much of tobacco either. In this regard, :iamish
maxwell will retire September 1, and will be replaced
by Michael :'il3s, President of jtraft (N.Y. Times, tarch
28). VIi11 its image and management change? (,j'SJ, 'Tarch
26).
RJP 'Ia.hisco reported a 63 percent reduction in
its net loss for the year 1990, from $1.5 b in 1929
to $429 m. Dusiness unit contribution of $3.43 h was
up 31 percent, while operating income of $2.82 b was
up 37 percent, and net sales of $13.88 b were up 3
percent. Total debt after two years is $017.9 b. Its
key to survival lies in tobacco, which provides 73
percent of its operating profit (1983 63 percent) and
this dependence is expected to increase in the years
ahead. Profit margins on domestic tobacco have risen
by 31 percent, overseas 17'oercent, food ,aargins are
down by 22 percent ( [ISJ, ?ebruary 1 3 ( S ) ) .
Emphasis is being placed further on tobacco. .i'ar,'cet
share pre-buy-out was 31.3 percent, it is now 29.6
percent ( yla:cwel l ). Coiabined :aarket share of "%; ins ton "'
and "Salem" dropped to 14.9 percent in 1990~=rom 18
percent in 1988. This is a key loss-, particularly with
consumption dropping 2.5 percent per annum. In 1990,
RJR spent $30 m on better tobacco blends for ;dinston,
together with improved packaging. Emphasis has been
placed on "Winston" and "Camel" (Business Wes}c, December
24, 1990 (S)). Re search on "'PreraierTr is apparently
out. They want to convert ":-iarlboro" smokers to RJPR
brands (USA Toda , Narch 5 (S)).
There has been a lot written on ?;JR during the
last few months. They sold shares in December, which
doubled in price by 3iarch and a further sale is
anticipated, principally to reduce debt. Nassive cost
cutting, layoff of 2,300 employees, replacement of top
management, and sales of operations, has encouraged
Investors Service ratings and optimism.
-':;eynolds slated for new public exposure P.. 3urry ^o:)acco
International, February 1, 1991.
-Profile 2.J. ::eynolds Tobacco Company, D.G. Doolittle,
Tobacco :eporter, Fe'?rsary, 1991.
-Ibic?: the right formula, J.L. Doolittl`, '_'oozcco
ieporter, January 1991.
American Brands reported record revenues (up 2"s)
and operating income (up 5%) for 1990. Gallaher
represented 58% of consolidated cigarette units sales.
:: privately held company, Ilepublic, reports that their
?:.Y.0~. "Top"' sales have increase 40% ' in their Lirst
three years of operation. "~op" and 3a ~y "Dugler"
are the two R.Y.O.'s of note in the USA (Tobacco
International, January 15).
U.S. Tobacco net earnings rose in 1990 fron 5190.5
m to $223.3 m, a 1 7% increase. This inar:ced the 30th
consecutive year of net earnings growth for the company.
:Ioist smokeless tobacco oroduct sales were up 5.2~ over
1989. It is considered a strong stock buy. On the
other hand, Universal Leaf has done extremely poorly
in its diversification programs and is going through
a difficult period of readjustment (Forbes, Anril 1,
(S))
1990 New Brand Activity (Special I;eport 91.01,
:Iarch 15 (S) )
Twenty six Cigarette 3rand families are li.^,ted'and 71 line extensions of these brands. Of these
introductions 12' cigarette brand families and 43 line
extensions were in the ?rice value sector (generic,
subgeneric, low price, extra low price), now 19'.- of
total sales.
When compared with 1989 cigarette brand families,
introductions were up from 22 to 26, but line extension
introductions were down from 81 to 71. In the price
value sector, cigarette brand family introductions rose
from 11 to 12 and line extensions were up 42 to 43.
i:J2 went national with a new Wage of "'Sterling"
at a lower price in October and'"Camel Ultra Lights"
in December. ?.'; continued to increase their nar;et
share of price value brands, particularly with their
introduction of "'3lucks" Bu:T have emphasized price-value
cit-jarettes ( 36 :: of their annual sales volume )i, since
they consider that the consumers want a value product.
'2hey had a new introduction, "i'aleic3h ..xtra"' American
added sub-generic "."iisty Sli'ls" and ":iontclair" t0 tleir
_~rice value "_'Zli:Ju". T,orillard enterecd the price value
arona with "'Te_itag.e" and is test marketing "Old Gold
:'ilter". Lig,:^_tt's "2yra:ain'1 still continued to gain.
j~ :!~nt national uith ~'TJVe Ultra ;ight".
In `;ay 1991, a.jerican intends to go national crit!i
-)rice value ":7ull Durham" targeting ::arl'ooro wit'~
advertis-ing c= cac-rcoy;, roping bulls (AdAge, i:arc:n 13).
.
_ J: is test ::iar::oting value priced "Dakota" with a ner.
slide ao°. ?ac':ar,e design that ooens like a deck of cards.
CA Sloc':ers are quitting the sale of cI. Bloctin
cigarettes, ?.)ecause of inadequate =unding to gain 7:111
a_)proval .
73":i{ [J`-nicrr' "'lerit De-nic" a:Id' De-nic"
are still in test markets.
Advertising
:iit:z anti-s_toking crusades going full blast,
advertising receives its full share of criticism too,
notably spcjtts events e.g. baseball, car racing, gold,
tennis (Orlando Sentenil, February 17 ( S))' ( N.Y.
Observer, :_a_ch 4 (S)). Dr. Alan S1uRa, a noted medical
antagonist, surveyed the appearance of Marlboro and
.;inston cars at nationally televised car and motorcycle
races. -_.cposurc of the Marlboro name at the 1989
:.arlboro Grand Pri :'relecast was 5933 times. Yet the
Public I'.ealth Ci garette Smoking Act of 1969 prohi`)its
the promotion o= cigarette brands on television ('-TDJ?'.,
::arch 28, (S)). denied allegations that it s':irts
a ban on television (T-;Dm, March 28 (S) ).
The industry has formally eliminated paid product
advertisements in movies (Washington Times, December
20 (S)). ^he current Outdoor Advertising Association
of America policy is to restrict posting of tobacco
and alcohol ads near primary or secondary schools,
hospitals and places of «orship (JNCI, November 21,
1990).
During the Gulf War the question arose, when are
patriotic ads opportunistic? (WSJ, January 30).
Lorillard added diagonal yellow stripes to print and
outdoor ads :or its ''',.ent, Cae~rport, and -rue" Cigarettes
(USA Today, February 21 (S)). Other products used
different themes. There was an interesting article
in the Sacrar..ento 3en, .;overtber 6, 1990, outlining the
wording of tobacco ad language in the past. In today's
environment focus is being placed more and more on
visuals that are :iore 'sjeautiful to loo1z, at, people and
shapes, package design and so on. `Iet P.:1. was ridiculed
=or its "'A11 of :;ights" campaign, amongst many other
_)roducts at an awards =unction, sponsored by the Center
for Science in the ?'ublic Invest (Investor's Daily,
Deceilber 11, 1990).
An article in ':cSJ c,:arch 28 (S)', quotes a magazine
ae.'S headline ?romising a brealcthrough in li°'_i De-clic
ciga_ettes aaving raLlove d most of the nicotine. A
=urtaar ad boasLLs t-.zt `1_~:ii has unlocked the secret to
c'enicotined to'r~a cco. _~._.. insists that it is not m3king
any _ZCal!th clai::ts, ci_s?ite any health group claims to
t_ie contrarY. The_v are saving that some s;.ioJ;ers Drefer
,_ie-nicotizeu to:oacco, like decaffeinated coffee. Perhaps
s
ta1is is a gentle run-up to placing such cigarettes on
the :aari:et. .:owever, the Coalition on Smoking and iIealth
are very :.iuch against these cigarettes (e1&O, April 8
(s)).
Cigarette Exports
°ress articles continue to review the increasing
rate of exports, notabl,- to F,sia -
-='.x?orts fire u:~ tobacco industry, :lashindton Post,
December 1 6 ( S )
-U.S. cigarette producers ignite anti-smoking crusad'e
in Thailand, Christian Science Monitor, January 4
-^o,bacco Firms ::ye Rest of Globe as U.S. anti-smoking
bias grows, Investor's Daily, January 21 (S).
-Asia - a new front in the war on smoking, Business
°lee::, Februar;,r 25 ( S )
Once again the ::redical fraternity have discussed
the influence of the U.S. tobacco industry on the health,
economy and environment of developing countries ( iiT.'JM,
:Iarch 20 (Si)). It cites the ethical irresponsibility
of the U.S. to continue to permit unrestricted marketing
and sale of such a product to a vulnerable population
abroad~. In its final paragraph, it strongly encourages
divestiture of tobacco investments.
whilst the GATT trade talks, now reopened, have
little effect on tobaeco, their rulings help: open trade
doors. Tt c:oulc' appear that Thailand will now open
its market to U'.S. cigarette imports (Tobacco Feporter,
January 1991)~.
At the Tobacco :!'orkers Conference in January, T.C.
Slane (^a:l) gave an excellent review of cigarette trade
liberalization in Asia 19S6-1939, indicating how U.S.
growers of flue-cured and burley tobacco will benefit.
Equally, Dan Stevens (USDA Foreign Agricultural Service)
reviewed oredictions for the future sale of leaf to!3acco
anrl products to Eastern Europe. Of particular i_aaortance
he noted Poland, ~ulgaria and Yugoslavia and maybe
cigarettes for ::ungary and Czechoslova::ia. There was
a large de-ficit of leaf tobacco in that area in
Joint ventures were also discussed.
Cigars
The Cigar Association of Aiaerica renorts that ci ;ar
sales were $675 m in 1939 ua from 1933, thou<7h volume
was down ( U. S. Distribution Journal, January 1951, (:; )).
Sales categories were large cigars 7451., Cigarilios 17'J,
and little 9~s. Overall cigar consu:.^.ption contir.t*.~s
downward mainly due to legislation and socia]l presst7_e..
Annual cigar consumption in the U.S. is 2.463 b ia 1i~);9
(1975 5753 1) , 1980 3.952 b) and per capita consu.iption
is 10 in 1989. Cigar taxes increased 25% in 1991, *;it:i
a further 251~ increase due in 1993.
2. TOBACCO PROGRAMME
:?orTd tobacco production in 1990 is zstimaitcc'. at
1.5.6 b pounds ( faria sales weight), down 1 % over 1939.
Total U.S. tobacco leaf exports izave stayed fairl_r
constant over the past few years. Though cigarette
consumption in the U.S. domestic and some developec'.
countries, e.g. EEC is decreasing, the outlook for U.::.
leaf production for the next few years looks pro~-zising
since it is used in the increasing cigarette e:<aort
market. Even prospects for increased cigarettes L;ales
in Russia and East Europe will help too. 1 good revi::z
of world leaf tobacco supply and demand is contained
in Tobacco Reporter, January 1991.
As stated in S&iI Report No. 4, 1990, the basic
quota in 1991 for flue-cured tobacco will be 377.7
million pounds (same as 199Q). tTith under marketings
of 14 million pounds, the effective quota will be 392
million pounds (down 44 m pounds from 1989). The support
price will be $1,528 per pound and the average 1991
purchase price is estimated at $1.75 per pound. The
4.7% drop in effective quota could lead to a sellers
market. This has occurred with burley tobacco because
of low production of quota by farmers (75% in 1990).
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This has resulted in poor grading, notably miaing,oi
plant positions. Poorer grading could equally result
with flue-cured. Pegrettably also, P.M. underestimated
their leaf requirements (50 million pounds) and though
a request was made after the quota announcement, the
Secretary of Agriculture turned it down. This means
that the effective quota c-rill be hard pressed to 7eet
1991 demands and shortages may occur. It should ensure
a major increase in 1992, .however.
Charles Harvey, i::cecutive Vice-President of Tobacco
Growers Association of c3ortil Carolina, recently gave
an e::cellent tal:: on the future cultivation of flue-
cured tobacco in _JertA Caroiina. He estimated that
the nu~,LbQr of crowers would be doun to 3,000 in five
years time, averaging perhaps 80-100 acres each. They
will adapt quic:cer to research and extension findings
and higher agronomic standards should result. Due to
shortages of labor, crop diversification and increasnd
iaechanized harvasting Will ensue. He considered that
t1e creal: link lies in today's small :nar'.ctinc3, parcel
(275 pounds ). ;?ith Uul?: curing barns and boxes, he
asked the auestion, ,rhat about barn lots as a.:iarketinq
.
parcel on the warehouse floor? This would also reduce
handling costs, and'c'egradation. The delivery andmar:ceting system is poor and needs major
revamping.
He felt that NCSU should not be concerned so much with
r`c:ucing costs/savings, but rather emphasizing greater
profits to ensure that grower investment costs can be
paid back. :?e outlined agronomy research priorities.
The industry needs to continue inputting their ideas.
Sales from the F.C. Stabilization stocks have
continued to be brisk in the first three months of 1991.
Though they received 74.1 million pounds or 7.32° of
the 1990 crop, their uncommitted inventory (t935-1990)
is now below 100 million pounds. Company purchases
of the committed purchases (1976-1984) are well ahead
of schedule. :)hile they estimate an intake of 30 m
± 5:a pounds in 1991, assuming an average crop, this
f igure could~ be :auch less. The winter has been mi ld'
throughout the Southeast USA and the spring weather
excellent to date. The portents at this time are
therefore good.
: apresentative I:ose (D. LiC ), Chairman of the House
Sub-Committee on Peanuts and Tobacco, held further
hearings on March 14 with regard to "after sales service
payments" to Iraq relating to tobacco exported there
under USDA guaranteed programs GS:./102/103 (N&O, .Tarch
14/15 (S)). Six leaf dealers have admitted guilt to
making false statements, regarding the export programs
in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina and were
fined. His extreme antipathy to the domestic
manufacturers and leaf dealers has led'.zn attempt to
further uncover the extent of the "extortion and
corruption" of these deals. i:ore information will be
uncovered, particularly the dealings of an Italian-owned
ban'e in Atlanta. The full effects of this investigation
have yet to be concluded and actions ta'-en e.g.
disbarment and suspension of the leaf dealers fro._1
narticipation in USDA support programs.
"that was ?erhaps more damaging to the leaf side
of the industry (indirectly encouraging the anti-tobacco
group) was his tirade at the annual meeting on niarcz
20 of Tobacco Associates, a grower export production
orqanization (Annual Report (S)). Not only did he o_con
up the problem above, i:)ut he also harangued gibrell
,_others on sup?1{ of tobacco in 1989 to the ^ur::ish
:onopol1 (Tekel) bringing display evidence to the meeting
to ?rove his point (settlement Dibrelll"eael has aireau_t
occurred). Since T.A. are working closely wit:i ^el.el,
they were obviously the informants of the infraction.
I understand that Dibrell have considered (maybe still
are) taking out a suit against Rose as a result off t;2is.
Rose went on to accuse the Bush and ?!eagan
achministrations of secretly aiding Iraq through a little
known agricultural export program!! The tobacco industry
is divided very badly into two groups:_ Rose, the Farra
3ureau, Tobacco Associates; and Helms (::. N.C.) Tobacco
Growers of N.C., the manufacturers and leaf dealers;
highly political. I have never attended a worse :::eeting.
T_t does not bode well for future cooperation, so
desperately needed at this juncture. Rose thin:;s that
he is helping his grower constituents in North Carolina,
but a lot of them have other thoughts.
The Tobacco Merchants Association are celebrating
75 years of operation at their annual meeting in Atlanta
on .zay 22/23 with a title "Internal Industry Support:
Strengthening our Coalition.° One has to wonder a}Dout
the word °Coalition"! !
Clayton Yeutter resigned as Secretary of Agriculture
to take uA the Chairmanship of the Republican :Tational
committee. IIe was an ardent promoter of free trae:e
and agriculture in particular. Iie was a great supporter
oi tobacco. His successor is Edward Madigan fro:a
Illinois, who seems to be well liked and equally
interested in trade (T7ashington Times, t:arch 8).
There was an excellent review on ".1liotechnology and
the American Agricultural Industry in JAmA, March 20 (S).
The report provides an overview of the inherent risks and
benefits of "agrogenetics" and how the medical com:-~unity
should react.
3. LEGISLATION
A. Federal
21 ;:ills of major tobacco industry interest have already
Ocen submitted (11 House, 10 Senate) in the 102nd
Congress. A further 10 are considered on the periphery.
Action has been slow in the first quarter, presumably
as a result of the Gulf 'Jar
(a) Taxes - '.'here are a number of bills to increase
taxes (:-I^ 392 Jacobs,S558' Bradley to 322c oer pacl:).
::any increases are earmarked for slaecific purposes
e.(J. Stark ih 693 for .;edicaid, ?ia 699 Lor :1ec?icare.
?ease ii? 1255 for health insurance, Latitenberg
5560/561 orimarily to lirait minors access to
tobacco.
It is c?oubtful if any of these will pass
.
'3ecause of the 4c increase in 1991 and 4c in 19:93.
i:eal (D. '?.C. )'rI^es 1 3 has !~etitionec~ t.ze
=iouse of : epresentatives to oppose hi yher :'ederal
::cise Ta):.
Stark IiI' 632 has proposed an annual $500.00
ta:: on each cigarette vending machine. :?ew revenue
:ould fund anti-tobacco programs.
Weiss (;.R, 440) and Bradley (S557) have
submitted bills to disallow tax deductailility of
advertising expenses by companies. Such '.)ills
were submitted in the 101st Congress.
(b) Advertising
This is the principal TI priority initne 102nd
Congress. It is understood that the Representative
Giaxman and Senator i:ennedy bills have been :aodified
to overcome original inconsistencies. The issuance
of the I:ennedy bill is pending but the ;;a}:man bill
c7ill not appear until later in the year. :Iotning
has been heard from Synar.
The Advertising Associations are particularlv
crorried over legislation to restrict advertising
in a range of products. Restriction on
transportation could lead to outdoor advertising,
then print. One thing is going to trigger something
else ( S;lashington Times, c7arch 6). Environmental
claims on packaging will be receiving more federal
attention. (AdAge, March 18 (S)).
The Araerican Advertising Federation have urgedt
the F.T.C. to issue a national standard on how
to make recycling and biodegradable claims to avoid
deception. They want to have one standard, so
that States do not come ua with inconsistencies.
The Tobacco Institute launched major
,3c:verti ;ing Zncd education :~_ogram3 "It's ti'de laa~~
to stop individuals under 18 froa s:nol.:in g. It
supoorts a legal smo :in, aqe of 1 13 (TJashington
Post, Dece:nber 12 (S)). In !3art, t~~is is to undercut the "'.'a:cman and :;ennedy ;)ills. ^'^ere
has ?)een a tremendous dialogue oa TV and i n t~:le
press pro and ' con this action. "..e :-totives of
the inc?ustrl have been questione(l. ='he Chica,o
ri~:3T~.nc, (Dece:a-)er 26) states taat the inductr1
is ae_zaving ;'n a way that .:arra::ts ;rsise, not
conCi?.anatioit.
ihe ac:klerti3e:lents ap?Car iA such :.1a;aZi:1es
at i irlc? ( : ) , :.eiJ3tlee::, ?eople a:TC': t;le
The ."~::,crican advertising ,c~eration st_o ~,,1~~
support t:le T.I. action.
(c) Fire Safe Cigarettes
Under two auspices of :T2 293 a`_'echnical
Advisory i,roup has been est~.~~lis_~ed (co:nposition
Appendix 1). This supersedes the former leclinical
Study Group (TSG) though the :ner.ibership is very
similar, crith Richard Gann again as Cl+.air:.aun.
It aims to develop a test method of ignition
propensity, together with a Fire T_ncic?ent Study.
There have been two meetings of the group already,
February 1 st and ':arch 21 st. The Justice Depart: -,ent
has agreed to a joint venture on research by the
domestic manufacturers (Federal aegister, Fehruary
4). The group did not really start until
December/January 1990/91, so it is orobable that
its work will not be corlpleteci until January 1)9=_-
(see page 20 ).
(d) Product Liability
::asten has introduced S 640 similar to iiis
previous one in the 101st Congress. _To :aention
is made about tobacco.
(e) Indoor Air Quality Act of 1991
Mitchell has introduced S455 and Representative
::ennedy Ii^ 1066 and these are similar to those
not passed in the 101st Congress. -tennedy has
