They say the firm considered manipulating some of its products in order to (1) make them low-tar in the eyes of officialdom while they actually delivered high tar and nicotine levels to smokers.

• 他们对英美烟草公司的行为提出了批评，称该公司拟对某些烟草产品进行处理，企图让监督部门误以为其焦油含量低，而实际上这些产品仍会使得烟民吸收高浓度的焦油和尼古丁。