The BBC reports:
Smoking parents 'pollute children'
Forest's response reads:
"Tellingly, this study provides no evidence of harm caused by exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. In addition the results are almost certainly unrepresentative of most smokers' homes.
"Today very few adults light up around young children in small enclosed spaces. It's inconsiderate at best which is why most parents who smoke have changed their behaviour voluntarily.
"We would support a public information campaign on the issue as long as it is based on fact not scaremongering, but any attempt to ban smoking in cars or the home will be strongly opposed.
"Home and cars are private spaces and legislation would be very difficult to enforce without evidence from neighbours, friends and other family members. That would be a step too far in our opinion."
Sadly the BBC report omitted the opening paragraph which includes my point about the study providing no evidence of actual harm.
I would also like to know whether the study was based on a random sample of "smoking households". If not, how were they selected?
As ever, a tobacco control study provides more questions than answers.
PS. Talking of passive smoking, you should read James Delingpole's latest post on the Telegraph Blogs: