60 minutes tobacco scandal In 1996, spoke with then-FDA commissioner David Kessler about his investigation into the industry. Dr. Kessler presented Lesley Stahl with his evidence that tobacco companies had February 4, 1996: The cigarette
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Of course they are, Scanlon said
Based on what we now know, CBS News cannot prove that the documents are authentic, which is the only acceptable journalistic standard to justify using them in the report, Heyward said

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