In April 1994, top executives of the seven leading tobacco companies in the United States had testified under oath before a Congressional committee that “they did not think that nicotine was addictive, that cigarettes caused disease or that their companies manipulated the level of nicotine in tobacco products. ”
Aprillis 1994 olid Ameerika Ühendriikide seitsme juhtiva tubakakompanii tippjuhid ühele Kongressi komiteele vande all tunnistanud, et „nad ei teadnud, et nikotiin tekitab sõltuvust, et sigaretid põhjustavad haigusi või et nende kompanii oleks tubakatoodete nikotiinisisaldusega manipuleerinud ”.