We’ve all heard about how dangerous cigarettes are, but did you know that many of the 4,000 ingredients used are rigorously regulated by OSHA, and some are even banned from industrial use?
The tobacco industry does not currently have to identify the exact ingredients of its products because of "trade secret" protection. If cigarettes become federally regulated (as are all other human consumables in the United States), then tobacco companies will be required by law to reveal these ingredients.
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