EST. MMXXVI · A PUBLIC RECORD
2 CONFESSIONS · 42 CASESConfess
CR-00619.06.MMXXVI

I engineered tiny ventilation holes into cigarette filters so testing machines measured less tar. Smokers' fingers covered the holes; their lungs got the full dose. Light was a laboratory fiction we printed on the pack, and it kept people from quitting for decades.

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Source United States v. Philip Morris USA, 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006) — Final Opinion, findings ¶¶2068, 2362

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Deceptive designSafety neglectToxic materials

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