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Melody



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PostPosted: April 22, 2006 10:48 AM    Post subject: How dumb is this??? Reply with quote

Canadian creates cigarette with vitamin C
Updated Fri. Apr. 21 2006 11:29 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

A Quebec company is producing a cigarette it claims does not stain teeth, has less of an odour than regular brands and contains beneficial ingredients like vitamin C.

Called the "VitaCig," it was invented by non-smoker Roger Ouellette for his wife, who has smoked a pack of cigarettes every day since the age of 14.

"We give you all the vitamins you lose, plus some vitamins to help you," he told CTV News.

Health Canada is skeptical of the claim, saying any cigarette is harmful.

"I say this half-jokingly: a safe cigarette is one that's not lit," Health Canada spokesperson Mathew Cook said.

Cook added that Health Canada has heard of similar products before, but that this particular brand only recently appeared on the Canadian market.

Because such products still contain tobacco, Health Canada said it falls under the Tobacco Act and should be regulated the same way as any other cigarette.

Although Health Canada has not tested the VitaCig, Cook said that such products are no less harmful than any regular brand.

"We do tests right now, analysis on the tobacco products, on cigarettes, and what we do is measure the toxic emissions," he said.

"We have no evidence that these products are any different at this point."

He also warned against any claims stating the VitaCig brand is healthy, saying "there's a law against making misleading claims about a product."

Quebecers will be able to try the new cigarettes for themselves at one of 2,000 stores across the province, and it could soon reach more locations outside the province.

Smoker Heidi Miller tried the VitaCig and said it does have less of an odour than her regular brand, although she was highly skeptical of the added ingredients.

"I don't think any cigarette can be healthy for you, and I'm a smoker," she said. "No, I wouldn't smoke for health reasons."

Meanwhile, Oullete's wife is pleased with her husband's product.

"I am happy, because I don't have to quit any more," Gisele Tremblay said.

With a report by CTV's Genevieve Beauchemin in Montreal
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060421/vitacig_060421/20060421?hub=Canada
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PostPosted: April 22, 2006 3:15 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's pretty dumb, Melody.
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PostPosted: April 22, 2006 4:34 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, Melody. That's just a reminder to me that there really is no safe cigarette despite the claims.
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PostPosted: April 22, 2006 9:52 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Non-Smokers must be winning! It sounds like manufacturers of cigs are really getting desperate! Yes, that is dumb! Do they think people will fall for this?
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PostPosted: April 23, 2006 10:20 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

very. especially the wife's statement at the end.
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londa



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PostPosted: April 23, 2006 2:00 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have got to be kidding!!! Shocked

I was in church today and they were talking about dry alcoholics. You know, people who have quit drinking but still talk about it, still have the same symtoms but with out the drink.

Same could be said about a smoker. You quit, but you still want it, still think about it, still do things that you did as a smoker, etc. Still looking at yourself as a person who quit instead of a non-smoker.

You need to get beyond. Accept yourself as a non-smoker.

Did I explain that okay? I'm terrible with words. But this article reminded me of that.

Thanks for sharing!

God Bless

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PostPosted: April 24, 2006 1:52 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Next up on the market --- Filters with Vitamin B12 - just one drag gives you you daily ????? oh "fix".
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