CANIVOULL-JUJINSON j imiTrn
7 W)IXON NI ItI 1 1. LONDO) J %] Y AIIX
M,vib,_rLs of DATE sLrvr
Coullrij.
TR'~ J160 Vato of 11.11.73- Verbal or Written
Ntirr,b-r Ans.,rr Written Am-
Dr. Tom Stuttaford (Conservative, South) asked the
Secretary of _'tatc, for Social -Services if h~_-
will wke a state-
ment on the hazards related to the sugar content
of tobacco;
and if he will compare this hazard with tha
potential health
hazard relatod to t" content.
Sir K. Joseph: 7%ert, hnf~ rcc,Ltly been some
publicity given to
a su,,-,,-estion thot cigarettea c-ade from
air-cured tobacco-.with
a loii sugar content mny tE les z hazax-,bus to
health than those
with a high suear content made from flue-cured
tobacco which-Lire
generally smokc-d in this countr~y.
I have given much consid6rucion to this matter
aryd I. arn
satisfied th,~tt expert opinion rrovidcs no hasij
for tho Govern-
ment to recommend to those wLo must smoke to
choose cigarettes
made from air-cured tobacco with a low sugar
content in prefer-
ence to cigarcttcG mado from flue-cured tobacco.
The Government,jr depidixig to go nhe, wit plans
to publish
ad
the tar and Ilicotine -yields of 6i_r-arettos
ihave- done- so beenume
thOy ArL adviSeel that if people are unable tar
GiYe JO. -=Qldjag
thare are b~Aieving thint it Would be
oomewhat le&o dangdrcits,.. tohealth' to rtoke
cigarettes t%ritb a
low tar yiezd,
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BATCo document for Province of British Columbia 19
April 1999