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The company has done research on the product and has known for quite a while that tobacco is not only dangerous, it is also addictive as well. Although the company denied knowledge of these facts when first questioned, management personnel eventually admitted to manipulating the addictive nicotine levels.
The beer industry has directed the marketing of malt liquor to "inner-city gang cultures and subtly associated the beer with feelings of being powerful and masterful (unknown)." Malt liquor contains a higher alcohol content, and while the beverage may make a person feel better about him or herself, it can ultimately result in greater incidences of cirrhosis of the liver, gang violence, and drunken driving deaths.
The food industry may be utilizing technology to genetically engineer and preserve its products, however,...
The company also produces foods that taste good due to the high fat content, but these foods contribute to obesity, which is becoming a major health crisis throughout the country.
Conclusion
Phillip Morris is currently facing a number of moral issues, and its management team has the difficult job of trying to balance consumer demand against the good of the general population. While Phillip Morris argues people have the right to choose whether they consume their products, utilitarianism concerns deal with the negative impact of these products, what is right and good for the population and the consequences that will be realized from using these products.
Works Cited
Unknown. Phillip Morris' Troubles. Ethical Principles. Pp. 157-163.
Works Cited
Unknown. Phillip Morris' Troubles. Ethical Principles. Pp. 157-163.
S. operations. "The joint venture, now known as MillerCoors is designed to create cost savings in the U.S., where SAB is the second biggest brewer and Molson the third behind Anheuser Busch" (Herman 2007). Thus, the SABMiller arm of Altria is also falling into line with the general acknowledgement for the need to cut costs in terms of business operations in the U.S. This is good news for Altria as
Cold War and Film Generally speaking, the Cold War has been depicted as an era of spy games and paranoia in popular films from the 1960s to the present day, but the reality of the era was much more complex. The Cold War was a period of military and political tension from 1947 to 1991, or from the end of WW2 to the collapse of the Soviet Union, in which
This is why people that had financial resources to move away from the agitated center often chose Harlem. At the same time however, On the periphery of these upper class enclaves, however, impoverished Italian immigrants huddled in vile tenements located from 110th to 125th Streets, east of Third Avenue to the Harlem River. To the north of Harlem's Italian community and to the west of Eighth Avenue, Irish toughs roamed