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statement of William I. Campbell 

 President and Chief Executive Officer 

 of Philip Morris U.S.A. 



before the 



Subcommittee on Health and the Environment 

 House Energy and Commerce Committee 



April 14, 1994 



Mr. Chairman and distinguished Members of the 

 Subcommittee. I am here today at your request, and I 

 would like to take this opportunity to set the record 

 straight on charges that have recently been made against 

 the industry and Philip Morris. First, Philip Morris 

 does not add nicotine to our cigarettes. Second, Philip 

 Morris does not "manipulate" or independently "control" 

 the level of nicotine in our products. Third, Philip 

 Morris has not used patented processes to increase or 

 maintain nicotine levels. Fourth, cigarette smoking is 

 not addictive. Fifth, Philip Morris has not hidden 

 research which says that it is. And, finally, consumers 

 are not misled by the published nicotine deliveries as 

 measured by the FTC method. 



Mr. Chairman, I trust that you and the other 

 Members of the Subcommittee are sincerely interested in 

 learning the facts about the various issues raised a few 

 weeks ago in Commissioner Kessler's presentation — 

 issues which, I might add, are not new. The claim that 



