From: Thanh Nien News
Jet and Hero products, which account for over 90 percent of contraband cigarettes in Vietnam, contain excess levels of toxic chemicals, according to tests conducted by the Vietnam National Tobacco Corporation.
The products’ cadmium content was found to be 2.11 mg/kg and 2.69 mg/kg, respectively, the report found.
Meanwhile, the average cadmium content found in 54 cigarette brands was only 1.48 mg/kg, according to the institute.
The national organization calculated that those who smoke a pack of Jet or Hero cigarettes a day, inhale around 50 mg of cadmium.
According to the agency, the allowable daily human intake of cadmium is only 20-40 mg–exceeding that level boosts one’s risk of contracting liver disease, ischemia, high blood pressure, according to the association.
