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In the 1950s, the Hollingsworth & Vose Company produced asbestos cigarette filters for Lorillard Tobacco Company's "Kent Micronite" brand cigarettes

In the United States, the political clout of Big Tobacco stalled reforms for decades

The tobacco giants reply that household expenditure on tabs has actually increased

But when a legislature passes a large excise tax increase, the effect is immediate and dramatic

Pat Basu, a physician and former CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, said Stop & Shop's decision was the "right move for public health and for their business." "Tobacco has been known for decades to be one of the greatest risks to developing cancer and heart disease," Basu said