Star Scientific develops new snuff product

(Virginia Business) Star Scientific Inc. announced Tuesday that it has developed a moist snuff tobacco product with lower levels of carcinogens than other snuff products currently on the market.
The new product, Stonewall Moist-BDL, has levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) — recognized by scientists as one of the most powerful cancer-causing agents in tobacco leaf and smoke – below 20 parts per billion. The company said in a statement that that level is 99 percent lower than levels found in conventional American moist snuffs such as Copenhagen or Skoal, and 90 percent less than the level found in current “snus” products. Continued