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The packet design resembles the American brand [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] in colour, typeface and layout,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/805076-children-smoke-asbestos-ciggies |title=Children smoke asbestos ciggies |first=Jo |last=Steele |date=7 December 2009 |publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> but instead of a camel, it features a [[mountain goat]].<ref name="CPI">{{cite web |url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/tobacco/articles/entry/763/ |title=Made To Be Smuggled: Russian Contraband Cigarettes ‘Flooding’ EU |first1=Roman |last1=Shleynov |first2=Stefan |last2=Candea |first3=Duncan |last3=Campbell |first4=Vlad |last4=Lavrov |date=19 October 2008 |publisher=[[Center for Public Integrity]] |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> Jin Ling cigarettes are only sold illegally and the brand is the first to be designed explicitly for smuggling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=106816342 |title=Tobacco Fuels Addiction, And Terrorism |first=Terry |last=Gross |date=21 July 2009 |publisher=[[NPR]] |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> It has been reported by customs officials as the "most seized" brand in Europe;<ref name="CPI" /> in 2007, 258 million Jin Ling cigarettes were seized by authorities in EU countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/20/tobaccoindustry-russia-europe-smuggling-cigarettes |title=Waves of smuggled Russian cigarettes flood Europe |first1=Duncan |last1=Campbell |first2=Stefan |last2=Candea |date=20 October 2008 |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=8 October 2010 |location=London}}</ref>
The packet design resembles the American brand [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] in colour, typeface and layout,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/805076-children-smoke-asbestos-ciggies |title=Children smoke asbestos ciggies |first=Jo |last=Steele |date=7 December 2009 |publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> but instead of a camel, it features a [[mountain goat]].<ref name="CPI">{{cite web |url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/tobacco/articles/entry/763/ |title=Made To Be Smuggled: Russian Contraband Cigarettes ‘Flooding’ EU |first1=Roman |last1=Shleynov |first2=Stefan |last2=Candea |first3=Duncan |last3=Campbell |first4=Vlad |last4=Lavrov |date=19 October 2008 |publisher=[[Center for Public Integrity]] |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> Jin Ling cigarettes are only sold illegally and the brand is the first to be designed explicitly for smuggling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=106816342 |title=Tobacco Fuels Addiction, And Terrorism |first=Terry |last=Gross |date=21 July 2009 |publisher=[[NPR]] |accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> It has been reported by customs officials as the "most seized" brand in Europe;<ref name="CPI" /> in 2007, 258 million Jin Ling cigarettes were seized by authorities in EU countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/20/tobaccoindustry-russia-europe-smuggling-cigarettes |title=Waves of smuggled Russian cigarettes flood Europe |first1=Duncan |last1=Campbell |first2=Stefan |last2=Candea |date=20 October 2008 |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=8 October 2010 |location=London}}</ref>


In 2011 it was reported in the UK's ''[[Daily Mail]]'' newspaper that tests on Jin Ling cigarettes had found them to contain industrial chemicals and asbestos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bootleg Cigarettes contain asbestos trading standards chief warns|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1352535/Bootleg-cigarettes-contain-ASBESTOS-trading-standards-chief-warns.html|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=25 September 2013|location=London|date=1 February 2011}}</ref>
In 2011 it was reported in the UK's ''[[Daily Mail]]'' newspaper that tests on Jin Ling cigarettes had found them to contain trace amounts of industrial chemicals and asbestos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bootleg Cigarettes contain asbestos trading standards chief warns|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1352535/Bootleg-cigarettes-contain-ASBESTOS-trading-standards-chief-warns.html|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=25 September 2013|location=London|date=1 February 2011}}</ref>


In April 2014 the cigarette was linked to a house fire in [[Spalding, Lincolnshire|Spalding]] in which a 71-year-old woman, June Buffham, had died. Emma Milligan, a [[Trading Standards|Trading Standards Officer]] at [[Lincolnshire County Council]], said: "Jin Ling cigarettes are so dangerous because they don't go out when not actively being smoked, potentially causing a horrendous house fire, like the case here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-27225400 |title=Family's plea over illegal cigarette death - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=30 April 2014 |accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref>
In April 2014 the cigarette was linked to a house fire in [[Spalding, Lincolnshire|Spalding]] in which a 71-year-old woman, June Buffham, had died. Emma Milligan, a [[Trading Standards|Trading Standards Officer]] at [[Lincolnshire County Council]], said: "Jin Ling cigarettes are so dangerous because they don't go out when not actively being smoked, potentially causing a horrendous house fire, like the case here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-27225400 |title=Family's plea over illegal cigarette death - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=30 April 2014 |accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:22, 10 September 2016

Jin Ling
Product typeCigarette
Produced byBaltic Tobacco Company
Introduced1997

Jin Ling is a Russian brand of cigarettes produced by Kaliningrad-based manufacturer Baltic Tobacco Company (Template:Lang-ru, BTC). The name is derived from Jinling, the older name of Nanjing, where the brand was originally developed by the Chinese state-owned Nanjing Tobacco Factory.[1] After the brand died out, Baltic Tobacco Company re-introduced it in 1997.[1]

The packet design resembles the American brand Camel in colour, typeface and layout,[2] but instead of a camel, it features a mountain goat.[1] Jin Ling cigarettes are only sold illegally and the brand is the first to be designed explicitly for smuggling.[3] It has been reported by customs officials as the "most seized" brand in Europe;[1] in 2007, 258 million Jin Ling cigarettes were seized by authorities in EU countries.[4]

In 2011 it was reported in the UK's Daily Mail newspaper that tests on Jin Ling cigarettes had found them to contain trace amounts of industrial chemicals and asbestos.[5]

In April 2014 the cigarette was linked to a house fire in Spalding in which a 71-year-old woman, June Buffham, had died. Emma Milligan, a Trading Standards Officer at Lincolnshire County Council, said: "Jin Ling cigarettes are so dangerous because they don't go out when not actively being smoked, potentially causing a horrendous house fire, like the case here."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shleynov, Roman; Candea, Stefan; Campbell, Duncan; Lavrov, Vlad (19 October 2008). "Made To Be Smuggled: Russian Contraband Cigarettes 'Flooding' EU". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ Steele, Jo (7 December 2009). "Children smoke asbestos ciggies". Metro. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ^ Gross, Terry (21 July 2009). "Tobacco Fuels Addiction, And Terrorism". NPR. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  4. ^ Campbell, Duncan; Candea, Stefan (20 October 2008). "Waves of smuggled Russian cigarettes flood Europe". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Bootleg Cigarettes contain asbestos trading standards chief warns". Daily Mail. London. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Family's plea over illegal cigarette death - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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