Do Tobacco Companies Care About Consumer Health? // Russian Tobacco

“Russian Tobacco” portal published an article “Do Tobacco Companies Care About Consumer Health?” by Valentin Kirillov, Partner, Russian & Eurasian Patent Attorney, Deputy Head of Mechanics Department and Danila Dorofeev, Senior Consultant of Mechanics Department (both – Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow).

In their article, the authors examine the evolution of the tobacco industry — from denying the harms of smoking to making billion-dollar investments in smoke-free technologies such as heated tobacco systems, genetically modified varieties with reduced carcinogen content, and biodegradable filters. The piece highlights the paradoxical situation where companies producing a not healthy product are compelled to become technological innovators aimed at reducing the toxicity of their goods.