Addictiveness is not determined solely by the substance itself
Anyone who works for a corporation can easily become co-opted to a mode of thinking that supports the corporate interest
Defendants contrary argument assumed that a reasonable consumer is so secure in her knowledge that menthol is an additive that an express representation to the contrary, on a heavily regulated product, does not mislead her. But the evidence indicated that [m]enthols properties are not commonly known, even among cigarette users. Before this case, the judge didnt know much about menthol, including whether it was a natural substance or additive
This work was supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (grant number 2023A1515010353 and 2021A1515011220)
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