Boost for 'light' cigarette cases

Name: Dean (49712059)

Date: 18/12/2008

Article# 10

From: BBC

Boost for 'light' cigarette cases

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7784323.stm

My reaction:

The news is about a tobacco company which has been sued for fraud in the United state.

In my opinion, it is an approach that cheats the smoker that “light” cigarettes are healthier than normal ones. In fact, they are more or less the same. The smoker thought light cigarettes are less harmful ingredients like nicotine, tar than the normal ones. Therefore, they are misled by the advertisements and start to try the former one. However, the more they puff at, the more chances they get cancer.

This is a common phenomenon that I have often seen. Some apparently harmful materials are added in commodities that are made in china. But the ethical traders still claim that those “qualified” products have problems after we had used. For example, milk powder, being added the industrial used chemical “melamine”, proved that it makes people easily get disease such as kidney stones as well as affects children’s intelligence. In this case, their dishonest behaviour has broken our heart and has trod our faith. They did it for money. I wonder if they felt guilty while spending the dirty money. If they still have conscience, just stop earning the dirty money. In addition, the customs unit has the responsibility to forbid the hazardous goods. Once it gets the job done, we won’t be deceived by the dishonest traders. (200words)