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Excess metals in Chinese cigarettes
By Wang Qingchu |
October 8, 2010, Friday
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THIRTEEN cigarette brands manufactured in China contain an excessive amount of heavy metals, up to three times the amount in Canadian-produced brands, a research report said.
The report compared Chinese-produced cigarettes with those made in other countries and found excessive levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium, without specifying the brands, People's Daily reported on its website yesterday.
Researchers use Canadian-produced cigarettes as a benchmark because Canadian law insists cigarette manufacturers and importers test the amount of heavy metals and the results are publicly available.
This research is part of a global project to assess the impact of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a treaty China signed in 2006, on smoking-ban policies in member countries.
Geoffrey Fong, a lead researcher from the University of Waterloo, said many consumers don't know what ingredients are contained in cigarettes. It is a fundamental mistake if they want to safeguard their own rights.
As a treaty member of WHO FCTC, China must take stringent measures to protect its people from the hazard of cigarettes, Fong added.
The report was released at the 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health in Sydney.
The report compared Chinese-produced cigarettes with those made in other countries and found excessive levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium, without specifying the brands, People's Daily reported on its website yesterday.
Researchers use Canadian-produced cigarettes as a benchmark because Canadian law insists cigarette manufacturers and importers test the amount of heavy metals and the results are publicly available.
This research is part of a global project to assess the impact of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a treaty China signed in 2006, on smoking-ban policies in member countries.
Geoffrey Fong, a lead researcher from the University of Waterloo, said many consumers don't know what ingredients are contained in cigarettes. It is a fundamental mistake if they want to safeguard their own rights.
As a treaty member of WHO FCTC, China must take stringent measures to protect its people from the hazard of cigarettes, Fong added.
The report was released at the 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health in Sydney.
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