PHILIP MORRIS USA NEWS RELEASE Corporate Alluirs 120 Park Arenue New tork: Nzw: York I00I? (212} 880-5OC0 F4X(2/2) 907-5361 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: April 13, 994 Victor Han (2021 637-1566 SIX MAJOR AMERICAN CIGARETTE COMPANIES RELEASE COMBINED INGREDIENTS LIST Philip Morris U.S.A , along with the five New York other major American today approved the release of the industry'$ combined cigarette manufacturers list of ingredients added to tobacco in cigarettes manufactured ad sold in the United States_ "The industry' $ decision to make this proprietary information publicly available to our consumers is in response to misleading allegations recently made about the ingredients used in our products, nature of the said Steven Parrish_ senior vice president ad general counsel for Philip Morris U.S.A He said the six major American cigarette manufacturers decided to voluntarily disclose the combined ingredients list to demonstrate to our consumers that cigarette ingredients are similar to ingredients used in wide variety of consumer products ad are not harmful to smokers_ Parrish said that Philip Morris and the other five companies had been submitting list of ingredients added to tobacco used in cigarettes manufactured and sold in the United States to the Secretary of the Department of Health ad Human Services (HHS) as required by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act each year since 1986 The Act recognizes that cigarette ingredients are trade secrets ad requires that HHS maintain strict confidentiality_ Parrish said, 'the confidentiality that Congress mandated for Unfortunately, cigarette ingredients information has been mischaracterized as a attempt by cigarette manufacturers to be 'secretive and keep information from the American 1 public _ more 8 MARLBORO BENSON HEDGES MERIT VIRGINIA SLIMS PARLIA MENT LIGHTS CAMBRIDGE PLAYERS SARATOG 4 LPE
PHILIP MORRIS USA Corporate Alluirs 120 Park Arenue New tork: Nzw: York I00I? (212} 880-5OC0 F4X(2/2) 907-5361 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 994 CONTACT: Victor Han (2021 637-1566 SIX MAJOR AMERICAN CIGARETTE COMPANIES RELEASE COMBINED INGREDIENTS LIST New York Philip Morris U.S.A , along with the five other major American cigarette manufacturers today approved the release of the industry'$ combined list of ingredients added to tobacco in cigarettes manufactured ad sold in the United States_ "The industry' $ decision to make this proprietary information publicly available to our consumers is in response to misleading allegations recently made about the nature of the ingredients used in our products, said Steven Parrish_ senior vice president ad general counsel for Philip Morris U.S.A He said the six major American cigarette manufacturers decided to voluntarily disclose the combined ingredients list to demonstrate to our consumers that cigarette ingredients are similar to ingredients used in wide variety of consumer products ad are not harmful to smokers_ Parrish said that Philip Morris and the other five companies had been submitting list of ingredients added to tobacco used in cigarettes manufactured and sold in the United States to the Secretary of the Department of Health ad Human Services (HHS) as required by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act each year since 1986 The Act recognizes that cigarette ingredients are trade secrets ad requires that HHS maintain strict confidentiality_ Unfortunately, Parrish said, 'the confidentiality that Congress mandated for cigarette ingredients information has been mischaracterized as a attempt by cigarette manufacturers to be 'secretive and keep information from the American public _ 1 more 8 MARLBORO BENSON HEDGES MERIT VIRGINIA SLIMS PARLIA MENT LIGHTS CAMBRIDGE LPE PLAYERS SARATOG 4