Judge Kesslers decision contained numerous findings, including the following regarding Secondhand Smoke (referred to as ETS in the decision) (emphasis added): Defendants have publicly denied what they internally acknowledged: that ETS is hazardous to nonsmokers Internally, Defendants recognized that ETS is hazardous to nonsmokers Internally, Defendants expressed concern that the mounting evidence on ETS posed a grave threat to their industry Defendants undertook joint efforts to undermine and discredit the scientific consensus that ETS causes disease Defendants made false and misleading public statements denying that ETS is hazardous to nonsmokers Defendants continue to obscure the fact that ETS is hazardous to nonsmokers Among the remedies imposed by Judge Kessler were a requirement that the tobacco companies make corrective statements in various media outlets, including the following one: "Each Defendant shall be required to make separate corrective statements concerning the following: (a) the adverse health effects of smoking
By shedding light on these mechanisms, this chapter contributes to the broader initiative of mitigating health inequities and ensuring that all individuals, irrespective of their tobacco usage or socio-economic status, can access optimal health outcomes [2, 7, 9]
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Philip Morris USA's Marlboro Black NXT a cigarette that can be switched to menthol by crushing a capsule in the filter and two new styles of Reynolds' Pall Mall menthol cigarettes shouldn't be allowed to be sold without FDA approval, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids argues
