Now, a 'snack-size' cigarette

Sunday, February 3, 2008, 16:20 [IST]

London, Feb 3 : Smokers who are forced to take quick outdoor cigarette breaks while at work can now take a breather, for a company is planning to design a 'snack-size' cigarette.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has designed a compact cigarette 'Marlboro Intense'.

The revolutionary product is 7.2cm long, compared with the normal 8.5cm.

Its makers say that it will be as smoky as the other cigarettes available in the market.

The cigarette will be tested in Turkey, reports TimesOnline.

Morris envisions a worldwide demand for the new product, with more than 50 countries now having bans on smoking in public places.

ANI

Topics: sci-tech, london

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