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Smoke giants fail to stub out public inquiry |
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The Advertiser |
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31 January 1997 |
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11 |
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Newspaper article |
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Efforts by United States tobacco companies to prevent hearings on making public the contents of individual brands of cigarettes have failed. |
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| 2. |
Title: |
Will we be told now what's in cigarettes? |
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Author: |
Finn, J |
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The Canberra Times |
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3 August 1998 |
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8 |
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Newspaper article |
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Letter to the editor asking if cigarette companies will publicise their ingredients and acknowledge that their product is harmful. |
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| 3. |
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Additives [Email to E. Cain] |
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Author: |
Holmes, S |
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Organisation: |
Australia. Department of Health |
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Date: |
12 July 1995 |
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Undisclosed |
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1 |
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Email |
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Summary: |
Elizabeth Cain was with the tobacco branch at that time, and "TK" would be Tony Kingdon who was the head of the branch.
The key passage is Priestly's assessment that "all other dangerous, toxic or carcinogenic substances are regulated in such a way that sale is prohibited or severely restricted. Dr Priestly warned that if further research or work is conducted in this area, the Minister may end up being forced to ban cigarettes."
So here we have the chief scientific director abandoning his independence and instead colluding with a political agenda to "educate rather than regulate" ... an... |
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| 4. |
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Cigarette Additives |
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Organisation: |
Australian Council on Smoking and Health |
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Date: |
27 December 1994 |
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Report |
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Summary: |
A report examining the patents held by the tobacco industry in an attempt to determine cigarette additives. |
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| 5. |
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Hidden extras add to smoke haze |
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The West Australian |
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Date: |
31 March 1994 |
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6 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
A list has been released revealing 2131 chemicals that manufacturers are allowed to add to tobacco products, including some found in rat poison, mothballs, sheep dip, urine, fungicides and potential carcinogens. |
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Copyright restrictions prevent us from showing you the contents of this document. |
| 6. |
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Cigarette secrets sought |
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Author: |
Pryer, W |
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Resource: |
The West Australian |
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Date: |
25 August 1998 |
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11 |
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Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Doctors are demanding that tobacco companies release information on the levels of carcinogens in their products after the release of a study about the dangers of smoking while pregnant. |
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Copyright restrictions prevent us from showing you the contents of this document. |
| 7. |
Title: |
Answers sought on cigarette chemicals |
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Resource: |
The Advertiser |
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Date: |
31 March 1994 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Health experts call for Australia to force tobacco companies to disclose what chemicals they add to tobacco after a document was released in Europe indicating that certain carcinogens are permitted additives in Europe. |
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| 8. |
Title: |
Poisons on tobacco list |
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Author: |
O'Neill, A |
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Herald Sun |
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Date: |
31 March 1994 |
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9 |
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Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
The New South Wales Cancer Council is calling for the Federal Government to force Australian tobacco manufacturers to disclose potentially carcinogenic additives to cigarettes. |
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| 9. |
Title: |
Whale grease for that big tobacco taste |
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Resource: |
Daily Telegraph |
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Date: |
30 March 1994 |
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7 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Under New Zealand laws a list of additives in cigarettes have been produced. Australia lacks the laws to force the cigarette companies to produce these lists. |
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| 10. |
Title: |
Smokers puff on a cocktail |
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Author: |
Bonfiglioli, C |
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Resource: |
Daily Telegraph |
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Date: |
31 March 1994 |
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Page: |
7 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Under New Zealand laws a list of additives in cigarettes have been produced. Australia lacks the laws to force the cigarette companies to produce these lists. |
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