烟草在线据罗登伯格办公室报道编译　　7月8日，对于联邦贸易委员会宣布的它将终结卷烟公司采取欺骗性的焦油和尼古丁的声明，美国参议员罗登伯格发表了以下声明。罗登伯格是努力终止烟草公司使用“联邦贸易委员会方法”测量焦油和尼古丁含量的议会领袖。

　　“多年来，大烟草公司依赖联邦贸易委员会的有缺陷的测试方法误导烟民认为这些卷烟释放的尼古丁和焦油含量更少。实际上，这些所谓的淡味和低焦油卷烟对烟民的危害更大。烟草公司不能藏在联邦政府的背后利用致命性产品欺骗市场。烟民应当知道真相，今天的行动将确保他们知道这一切。”

　　议员罗登伯格和奥林匹亚·斯诺是S.2685法令的作者，这个法令禁止卷烟公司使用所谓的“联邦贸易委员会方法”测试焦油和尼古丁含量。该法令得到了州参议员委员会的批准，目前等待参议院的行动。

　　2007年11月，罗登伯格担任参议院商业委员会主席，对联邦贸易委员会的焦油和尼古丁卷烟评级系统进行的准确测试和烟草公司根据这些评级发布的营销声明召开了听证会。在听证会中，新泽西的参议员披露了烟草业所采用的错误和欺诈性卷烟评级的漫长历史。

　　在与大烟草公司做斗争，保护美国人不受吸烟危害的过程中，罗登伯格是一名参议院的领导。他撰写了禁止在飞机上吸烟的法令，有助于引发更广泛的无烟革命。罗登伯格还是禁止在联邦资助的为儿童提供服务的设施内吸烟的法令的一个作者。

Lautenberg Statement On FTC Proposal To End Deceptive Tar & Nicotine Ratings For Cigarettes

Source:Lautenberg Press Office
Tuesday,July 8,2008

　　Washington,DC–Today,U.S.Senator Frank R.Lautenberg (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) announcement that it will seek to end the ability of cigarette companies to use deceptive tar and nicotine claims.Lautenberg is the leader of Congressional efforts to end the tobacco companies use of the "FTC Method" of measuring tar and nicotine:

　　"For years, Big Tobacco has relied on the FTC's flawed testing method to mislead smokers into thinking these cigarettes deliver less tar and nicotine.In reality, some so-called 'light' and 'low-tar' cigarettes can actually be more harmful for smokers.Tobacco companies should not be able to hide behind the federal government to deceptively market their deadly products.Smokers deserve to know the truth and today's action will help make sure they get it."

　　Sens. Lautenberg and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) are the authors of S.2685,a bill to prohibit the cigarette companies of using the so-called "FTC method" for measuring tar and nicotine.The bill was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee and is currently awaiting action on the Senate floor.

　　In November, Lautenberg chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine the accuracy of the FTC tar and nicotine cigarette rating system, and the marketing claims of tobacco companies based on these ratings.During the hearing,the New Jersey Senator uncovered a lengthy history of false and deceptive cigarette ratings and marketing methods used by the tobacco industry.

　　Lautenberg is one of the Senate's leaders when it comes to fighting Big tobacco and protecting Americans from the dangers of smoking.He wrote the law that banned smoking on airplanes,which helped trigger a broader smoke-free revolution.Lautenberg is also the author of a law that ban smoking in buildings that house Federally-funded facilities that serve children.