“Tobacco Facts.” Who.int. World Health Daniel Graham
ENG 121.156
Basic Argument
October 8, 2015
Curbing The Killers Last month, the Food and Drug Administration banned R.J. Reynolds, a major cigarette company, from the selling of four brands of their cigarettes. Even though the first commercial cigarettes hit the general public in the middle of the 19th century, cigarette regulations by the FDA started in 2009. Six years later, the FDA handed down their first ban on a major tobacco company. Regulators state that R.J. Reynolds failed to disclose proper information regarding new additives. Any new additive potentially brings new dangers. This unknown variable raises a concern by the FDA, not the strength of nicotine already present in all cigarettes. Without …show more content…
R.J. Reynolds naturally disagrees with this decision. Major cigarette companies use additives to increase the enjoyment of smoking by reducing the harshness, adding flavor, and helping optimize the delivery of nicotine. Also, certain additives not only “help” new smokers to become regular customers, but also makes it harder for existing smokers to quit, and they easily relapse. The hooks of the cigarette industry bare vicious barbs into the smoking population. Just like the mouth of a fish, the hook goes in smooth, and stays in tight. Seeing young adults and teens bite that hook saddens the heart. Even though cigarette companies have the right to free enterprise, the FDA needs to control the cigarette companies by
ENG 121.156
Basic Argument
October 8, 2015
Curbing The Killers Last month, the Food and Drug Administration banned R.J. Reynolds, a major cigarette company, from the selling of four brands of their cigarettes. Even though the first commercial cigarettes hit the general public in the middle of the 19th century, cigarette regulations by the FDA started in 2009. Six years later, the FDA handed down their first ban on a major tobacco company. Regulators state that R.J. Reynolds failed to disclose proper information regarding new additives. Any new additive potentially brings new dangers. This unknown variable raises a concern by the FDA, not the strength of nicotine already present in all cigarettes. Without …show more content…
R.J. Reynolds naturally disagrees with this decision. Major cigarette companies use additives to increase the enjoyment of smoking by reducing the harshness, adding flavor, and helping optimize the delivery of nicotine. Also, certain additives not only “help” new smokers to become regular customers, but also makes it harder for existing smokers to quit, and they easily relapse. The hooks of the cigarette industry bare vicious barbs into the smoking population. Just like the mouth of a fish, the hook goes in smooth, and stays in tight. Seeing young adults and teens bite that hook saddens the heart. Even though cigarette companies have the right to free enterprise, the FDA needs to control the cigarette companies by