Philip Morris

Philip Morris Is Buying An Asthma Inhaler Company. Health Groups Are Suspicious

1:01pm September 16, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The purchase "is the latest reprehensible choice from a company that has profited from addicting users to its deadly products," the American Lung Association said.

The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists.

Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell

8:36am June 17, 2019

by Tom Dreisbach

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he was spurred to act because of an "unprecedented spike" in the number of teenagers who were vaping, or smoking e-cigarettes.

Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age

5:55pm April 19, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Citing an "unprecedented spike" in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.

Philip Morris' iQOS device heats tobacco but stops short of burning it, an approach the company says reduces exposure to tar and other toxic byproducts of burning cigarettes.

Health & Safety

FDA Panel Gives Qualified Support To Claims For 'Safer' Smoking Device

4:21pm January 25, 2018

by Rob Stein

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommends the agency accept Philip Morris' claims that its iQOS device, a cigarette alternative, reduces exposure to harmful chemicals.

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Cigarette Maker Philip Morris Says It Wants To Quit Smoking

3:18pm January 04, 2018

by Sean Bueter

One of the worlds biggest tobacco makers says it wants to give up smoking in the new year.