EU endorses safer cigarettes

"THE EU's consumer chief is to get the green light today to make all cigarettes sold in the bloc self-extinguishing in a bid to combat thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries. European Commission officials said...

EU Calls for Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes

By 2010, the European Commission wants to replace traditional smokes with the "fire-safe" variety across the bloc"The European Commissions is expected to propose before the end of this year that all cigarettes sold across the EU should be self-extinguishing to help prevent...

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