SECONDHAND SMOKE (OUTDOORS) – TOBACCO INDUSTRY

QUOTES

• “…carcinogens are found in practically every class of compounds in smoke.” – 1961, Phillip Morris.1

• “We know that environmental tobacco smoke (often referred to as ‘secondhand smoke,’ ‘passive smoke’ or ‘ETS’)* can be unpleasant and annoying, and that many people believe that it presents a health risk to nonsmokers.” – 1999, confidential Phillip Morris document.2

• “Many scientists and regulators have concluded that ETS* poses a health risk to nonsmokers.” – 1999, confidential Phillip Morris document.3

• “A number of studies have reported increased relative risks for children – especially young ones – living in smoking households… Moreover, some studies suggest that ETS* exposure could be one of many agents that can make episodes in asthmatic children more severe. There are also studies that report an association between parental smoking and Sudden Infant Death’s Syndrome.” – 1999, confidential Phillip Morris document.4

• "What I think is clear is if someone came to us with a cigarette today and said, hey, here is a new product, I'm going to bring it to market. Would it be allowed in the market anywhere? No, it would not. It is a very harmful product" – Anne Edwards, Director External Communications, Philip Morris.5

* ETS – Environmental Tobacco Smoke 1 Cummings, K Michael PhD MPH,Leavell, Nadine-Rae MLS. The Low-Tar Lie. 1999 May. Marketing to Youth. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/lrxj0045. 2 Unknown. MANAGING SECONDHAND SMOKE OUR COMMITMENTS AND ACTIONS TO REDUCE UNWANTED ETS; N880. 1999 August 12. Philip Morris. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qmcy0082. 3 Unknown. MANAGING SECONDHAND SMOKE OUR COMMITMENTS AND ACTIONS TO REDUCE UNWANTED ETS; N880. 1999 August 12. Philip Morris. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qmcy0082. 4 Unknown. MANAGING SECONDHAND SMOKE OUR COMMITMENTS AND ACTIONS TO REDUCE UNWANTED ETS; N880. 1999 August 12. Philip Morris. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qmcy0082. 5 Sex, Lies and Cigarettes. Dir. Christof Putzel. 2011. DVD.