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Camel is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the United States and by Japan Tobacco outside the U.S. [1] [2] Most recently Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco .
R. J. Reynolds, founder Share of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, issued 15 March 1906. The son of a tobacco farmer in Virginia, Richard Joshua "R. J." Reynolds sold his shares of his father's company in Patrick County, Virginia, and ventured to the nearest town with a railroad connection, Winston-Salem, to start his own tobacco company. [3]
[1] Camel brand owner, R. J. Reynolds (RJR), also ran promotions in which customers could redeem "Camel Cash" vouchers for Joe Camel gear including clothing, watches, mugs, lighters, and shower curtains. [5] Some critics claimed that Joe's nose was drawn in a phallic fashion, as to suggest that smoking is a virile pursuit. [1]
Gene J. Puskar/APPackages of Camel Crush Bold and other Camel brand cigarettes on display at a shop in Pittsburgh. By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON -- Reynolds American (RAI) can no longer sell Camel ...
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The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) was entered on November 23, 1998, originally between the four largest United States tobacco companies (Philip Morris Inc., R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson and Lorillard – the "original participating manufacturers", referred to as the "Majors") and the attorneys general of 46 states.
RJ Reynolds declined on Monday to comment on the court's decision to deny its appeal. In a separate case involving the FDA, the Supreme Court on Dec. 2 is set to hear arguments over the agency's ...
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1875 and changed its name to R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. in 1970.It became RJR Nabisco on April 25, 1986, after the company's $4.9 billion purchase, and earlier 1.9 billion stock swap, of Nabisco Brands Inc. in 1985.