Jump to full article: swissinfo (Swiss Radio International), 2008-08-07
Intro: Switzerland could follow in the footsteps of a European initiative in requiring companies to sell exclusively self-extinguishing cigarettes from 2011.
The European Commission announced plans this week for new cigarette fire safety standards to cut down on the number of related fires and deaths.
Insurers and tobacco manufacturers welcomed the move and the Swiss Federal Health Office said such a measure was in their interests.
"Should the European Union allow only self-extinguishing cigarettes, it is quite possible that Switzerland will follow suit," said Health Office spokesman Michael Anderegg.
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