煙草在線據(jù)韓國(guó)聯(lián)合新聞社報(bào)道編譯　　10月17日，一份報(bào)告顯示，韓國(guó)煙草制造商制造的卷煙可能含有使人們對(duì)這些卷煙上癮更快、更嚴(yán)重的物質(zhì)，顯示未來(lái)對(duì)煙草公司提起的損害賠償?shù)牟呗钥赡馨l(fā)生改變。

　　到目前為止，針對(duì)韓國(guó)煙草制造商已經(jīng)提起了三宗損害賠償訴訟，但沒(méi)有一宗訴訟作出有利顧客或原告的裁決。不過(guò)，煙草制造商的官司連續(xù)取勝，顯然可能有部分原因在于法院允許煙草公司只披露它們希望披露的信息，省略非常有可能是最初引起損害賠償訴訟的重要信息。

　　韓國(guó)大多數(shù)卷煙都是由國(guó)有的KT&G公司制造和經(jīng)銷(xiāo)的。

　　不過(guò)，韓國(guó)衛(wèi)生與社會(huì)事務(wù)研究院發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告顯示了什么可能是煙草公司如此費(fèi)盡心思努力隱藏的信息。

　　據(jù)這份報(bào)告說(shuō)，根據(jù)外國(guó)煙草公司開(kāi)展的各種測(cè)試，每支韓國(guó)卷煙含有0.03%至0.11%的氨。報(bào)告說(shuō)，這種氨有助于增加煙草的致癮特性。

　　報(bào)告說(shuō)，證實(shí)韓國(guó)卷煙中氨的存在的測(cè)試，是美國(guó)第三大卷煙制造商布朗·威廉姆森公司在2000年進(jìn)行的。

　　這份報(bào)告由加利福尼亞大學(xué)煙草控制研究與教育中心的研究員Lee Sung-kyu和另外兩名研究員一起聯(lián)合編寫(xiě)的。

　　他們?cè)谘芯繄?bào)告中說(shuō)：“正如研究中所顯示出的那樣，KT&G公司的產(chǎn)品可能含有氨和其他有害物質(zhì)，因此，在對(duì)今后的訴訟案進(jìn)行裁決之前，法院必須開(kāi)展一次徹底、客觀的獨(dú)立測(cè)試，以證實(shí)該公司的產(chǎn)品的成分?！?/p>

Report Shows Reasons S. Korean Cigarettes May be More Addictive

　　Cigarettes produced by South Korean manufacturers may contain substances that make people become addicted to them more and faster, a report showed Wednesday, suggesting a possible change of tactics in future damage suits against tobacco companies.

　　So far there have been three damage suits filed against South Korea's tobacco manufacturers, but none were ruled in favor of the customers or plaintiffs.

　　The tobacco makers' winning streak, however, had apparently been possible partly because of the court's allowance for the companies to disclose only the information they wish to, omitting vital information that may very well be the cause of a damage suit in the first place.

　　Most of South Korean cigarettes are produced and distributed by the state-run KT&G Corp.

　　However, a report, released Wednesday by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, showed what may be the information the tobacco companies have worked so hard to conceal.

　　According to the report, based on various tests conducted by foreign tobacco companies, each South Korean cigarette contained between 0.03 to 0.11 percent ammonia, which it said helps boost tobacco's addictive nature.

　　The test that verified the existence of ammonia in South Korean cigarettes was conducted in 2000 by the United States' third-largest cigarette manufacturer, Brown & Williamson, the report said.

　　The report was compiled jointly by Lee Sung-kyu, a fellow researcher at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education of the University of California, San Francisco, and two others.

　　"As suggested by the research, KT&G's products likely contain ammonia and other harmful substances, and, therefore, the court must conduct a thorough, objective and independent test to verify the contents of the company's products before ruling (in future cases)," they said in their report. Enditem