Brussels, 29/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 29 March, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Markos Kyprianou, and several of his colleagues had their breath tested for carbon monoxide (CO), a carcinogen produced by tobacco smoke, to determine the level present in their bodies to launch the next phase of the EU anti-smoking campaign “HELP - For a life without tobacco”
Carbon monoxide is an extremely toxic gas linked to the combustion tobacco products. It is one of the...