700,000 people die every year in the European Union due to tobacco and 600,000 deaths a year are due to second-hand smoke in the world
The charcoal filtration helps reduce harshness while maintaining consistent draw quality and reliable flavor throughout the cigarette
Though this bill is the first of its kind nationally, we do not see the requirement of a convenience store retailer now needing to stock no more than one unit of a nicotine replacement therapy product as too disruptive, nor do we feel it will spawn much in the way of business within the convenience channel. New Jersey c-stores can gain access to GlaxoSmithKlines Nicorette Gum through NCDs partnership with Lil Drug Store, which distributes c-store versions of popular over-the-counter drug store items across several categories including health and beauty, among many others
1 You can see this shift in opinion in the chart below
Setting a safety standard for any product usually takes two to three years, but the commission hopes to introduce fire-safe cigarettes sooner, by adopting the same standard that applies in New York State, the first place to legislate on fire-safe cigarettes