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New Scientific Study Contradicts R.J. Reynolds' Claims That Eclipse Is A "Reduced-Risk" Cigarette 

The American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids joined Connolly in releasing the study and said it demonstrated the need for Congress to grant the FDA full authority over tobacco manufacturing, marketing and sales, including health claims. . .

"This study validates what we already knew to be true -- RJR's Eclipse cigarette is nothing more than a cancer-causing nicotine delivery device," said Dr. John R. Kelly, Ph.D., national volunteer, Chairman of the Board of the American Cancer Society. . .

"In the absence of an independent government agency with the authority to verify these health claims, the tobacco industry's customers and potential customers are essentially human guinea pigs in a deadly science experiment," Myers said. "Past experience with so-called 'reduced-risk' products show that they turn out to be marketing frauds aimed at getting more people to start and continue a lethal habit that kills 400,000 Americans each year."

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