Liggett Jumping the Gun on Fire Safety

Source from:  tr.itsmyiq.com Mar 26, 2008 03/27/2008

All of the Liggett Group's U.S. cigarette brands will comply with cigarette fire safety standards by January 2009, even those sold in states that do not impose such standards. In the meantime, the company says that it will continue to meet all deadlines for fire safety standards that become effective before the start of next year. "We are committed to making best in class cigarettes while assuring compliance with all state and federal regulations," said president and CEO, Ronald J. Bernstein. "Converting our production to make all of our cigarette brands fire standards compliant nationwide is consistent with that commitment. "A change in cigarette paper along with our state of the art manufacturing process will enable us to provide customers with value priced brands that continue to meet the highest taste and quality standards in the industry." Enditem