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Shannon Fitzgerald is a toxicologist and pharmacist with extensive experience in pharmaceutical and environmental science

Tar is not one single chemical

The strongest options usually handle at least one of those well enough that cigarettes stop feeling necessary

The Examination and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) reviewed hundreds of documents from corporate records, securities filings and legal documents across the Middle East, Europe and the U.S., and interviewed current and former Egyptian officials, tobacco industry insiders, public health officials and economic experts to assemble the most detailed picture yet of how the controversial deals came together