Saturday, December 9, 2006

If this doesn't make you quit smoking, nothing will....


The death of the Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko has placed the radioactive material polonium-210 in the spotlight.
For example, polonium-210 has been found in tobacco smoke from tobacco leaves grown with phosphate fertilizers. This apparently carries a cancer risk of 4 per 10000 smokers.
In view of this information, shouldn't cigarette packets carry the following sign?

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