295 



- 51 



"The extra Ingredients could be making low-tars even riskier than 

 the old-fashioned brands.... Cigarette makers have more than 1,400 

 such Ingredients to choose from, and the industry releases no 

 figures on their use... In 1977 the Industry spent $76 million on 

 flavorings and moistening agents; In 1979 It spent $113 million. 

 Even allowing for inflation, purchases appear to have increased 

 about 10 percent per year through the late 1970s." 112 



3. Misrepresentation of Tar and Klcotlng Content 



The accuracy of cigarette tar tables has been fUsi-'uted ar"< the FTC has 

 terminated Its testing program. The following, including the tobacco 

 Industry, have noted the Innaccuracy of the FTC's test findings: 



Public Health Service: 



"Cigarettes are easily manipulated, and scientific evidence suggests 

 the tar and nicotine yields obtained through current testing methods 

 may not correspond to the dosages Individual smokers actually 

 receive. A cigarette advertised as being In the one to five mg tar 

 range can turn Into a 15 to 20 mg. tar cigarette if a smoker takes 

 more and deeper puffs or even partially blocks the ventilating 

 holder or channels found In the cigarette filter." ^ '^ 



Surgeon General ; 



"There Is evidence to suggest that the cigarette yields measured by 

 machine are very different from what the consumer actually obtains 

 by saoking the cigarette, due in part to the difference In patterns 

 of sinking between testing machines and Individual smokers." ^^* 



New Scientist : 



An article in the July 14, 1983 Issue of New Scientist discussed the 

 Inaccuracy of cigarette tar tables as it was revealed in a controvery 

 over Barclay cigarettes, which claimed to be "99 percent tar free". 



"Big differences have been found," it stated, "between smokers' 

 habits and the way that machines test cigarettes." <The article 



