The FDA move applies to four varieties made by Jash International, which a regulatory spokeswoman described to AFP as an Indian company with headquarters in Illinois
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Studies show that about 90 percent of smokers and nonsmokers believe that cigarettes described as light or have certain colors on the packages are less harmful even though all commercial cigarettes are equally lethal, said David Hammond, a health behavior researcher at the University of Waterloo in Canada
Additionally, online platforms leverage data collection to enhance product development and deliver personalized marketing, offering a competitive advantage over offline retailers, who would require significant IT investments to achieve similar results
"The disappearance is intriguing because it comes when Marlboro sales are unexpectedly slumping," The New York Times wrote in 1992