In 2000, the Federal Trade Commission filed a deceptive advertising campaign arguing that through their advertisements, Santa Fe represented that because Natural American Spirit cigarettes contain no additives, smoking them is less hazardous to a smoker's health than smoking otherwise comparable cigarettes that contain additives. This led to Santa Fe adding the following disclaimer on its packets, No additives in our tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette." A decade later, attorneys general from 33 states and the District of Columbia, reached an agreement requiring Santa Fe to add a disclaimer stating, "Organic tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette." The hope was that this warning would alert consumers that natural tobacco does not mean safer tobacco
Saliva tests, on the other hand, can detect cotinine for up to four days after nicotine consumption
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Because they contain no tobacco, theres no smoke, no odour, and no need to spit, making them much more appealing to people who want to avoid the mess and stigma of older products
