Are Canadians Really as Stupid as their Government Thinks They Are?
How long are they going to let their governments insult their intelligence?
According to the National Post, Health Canada is planning to change the warnings cigarette manufacturers put on their packaging.
One of the proposed new images shows a dead rat lying next to an ashtray with the tagline: "Cigarettes contain arsenic. A rat poison."
Well, Canadians.... so does food. According to The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) which administers legislation covering food for sale in New Zealand and other things, "Most foods contain trace levels of arsenic."
According to Environment Canada, in it's Priority Substances List Assessment Report on Arsenic and its Compounds:
"The lethal dose in humans is estimated to be approximately 50 to 300 mg (or 0.8 to 5 mg/kg-bw) of arsenic trioxide, although severe effects have been reported following ingestion of as little as 20 mg"
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Are Canadians Really as Stupid as their Government Thinks They Are?
How long are they going to let their governments insult their intelligence?
According to the National Post, Health Canada is planning to change the warnings cigarette manufacturers put on their packaging.
One of the proposed new images shows a dead rat lying next to an ashtray with the tagline: "Cigarettes contain arsenic. A rat poison."
Well, Canadians.... so does food. According to The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) which administers legislation covering food for sale in New Zealand and other things, "Most foods contain trace levels of arsenic."
According to Environment Canada, in it's Priority Substances List Assessment Report on Arsenic and its Compounds:
"The lethal dose in humans is estimated to be approximately 50 to 300 mg (or 0.8 to 5 mg/kg-bw) of arsenic trioxide, although severe effects have been reported following ingestion of as little as 20 mg"