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The Nicotine Manipulation Claim 



U.S. Tobacco offers smokeless tobacco products suited to the 

 taste of those consumers who choose to make tobacco a part of 

 their lifestyle. U.S. Tobacco actively competes against more 

 than 600 brands of other tobacco products and the variety of its 

 products reflect the wide range of consumer preferences in 

 flavor, cut of the tobacco, form and packaging. 



U.S. Tobacco does not in any way manipulate or "spike" the 

 nicotine levels in its tobacco products. Nor does U.S. Tobacco 

 take any action to control the nicotine content of its tobacco 

 products before, during or after the manufacturing process. In 

 fact, an incidental effect of U.S. Tobacco's manufacturing 

 process is that the nicotine content of U.S. Tobacco's smokeless 

 tobacco products is less than that which occurs naturally in 

 tobacco. 



The only material used in the manufacture of U.S. Tobacco's 

 smokeless tobacco products, other than the tobacco itself, which 

 contains nicotine, is denatured alcohol which is purchased from a 

 supplier as a carrying agent for the application of certain 

 flavorings that do not dissolve in water. The denatured alcohol 

 (SDA-4) used by U.S. Tobacco has been denatured by its 



