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Consumer Perception of Risk Associated with Filters Contaminated with Glass Fibers

Departments of Cancer Prevention, Epidemiology, & Biostatistics [K. M. C., T. S., A. H., J. P.] and Immunology [J. L. P.], Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, and Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14263 [J. L. H.]

The filters in Eclipse, a new cigarette-like smoking article marketed by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, are contaminated with glass fibers, fragments, and particles. Reported herein are the results of a study in which consumers were questioned about their opinions as to whether exposure to glass fibers in such a filter poses an added health risk beyond that from smoking and whether the manufacturer has an obligation to inform consumers about the glass contamination problem. The study queried 137 adults who were interviewed while waiting at a Division of Motor Vehicles office in Erie County, New York in 1997. All but one person expressed the view that the presence of glass fibers on the filters poses an added health risk beyond that associated with exposure to tobacco smoke alone. Nearly all expressed the position that the cigarette manufacturer has a duty to inform the public about the potential for glass exposure.

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