R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Responds to Studies by Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Harvard School of Public Heal
February 26 2007 - 8:27AM
PR Newswire (US)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company does not add nicotine to its cigarettes,
nor does it modify its manufacturing standards to systematically
increase nicotine levels over time, as recent studies conducted by
the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Harvard
University School of Public Health suggested. "We have invited the
researchers to our facilities to assess the company's blending
methodology and manufacturing processes for themselves," said
Jeffery S. Gentry, executive vice president of research and
development for R.J. Reynolds. "We welcome an informed,
scientifically based, open dialogue and information-sharing on this
matter. We believe the best way to gain clarity on this issue is to
meet in person." R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, an indirect
subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI), is the
second-largest tobacco company in the United States, manufacturing
about one of every three cigarettes sold in the country. The
company's brands include five of the 10 best-selling U.S. cigarette
brands: Camel, Kool, Winston, Salem and Doral. For more
information, visit http://www.rjrt.com/. DATASOURCE: R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company CONTACT: David Howard of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, (336) 741-3489 Web site: http://www.rjrt.com/
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