This public relations firm organized the front group TIEQ for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. It funneled
money to the anti-MCS symposium listed above and to Dr. Gots, who was a very vocal opponent of
MCS.
BCIA was a front for the chemical industry. It opposed limits on indoor air pollution and the acceptance of MCS. It lobbied US Congress ("The Hill"), see item IV.
Letter sent to Housing and Urban Develpment asking them to reconsider their acceptance of MCS. It worked, the agency then became hostile towards people with MCS.
The 1996 New Mexico Campaign
When the state of New Mexico in 1996 considered accommodating people with MCS, industry
lobbyists showed up in force.
Tobacco public relations firm faxed early outline of book which was later named "Phantom Risk" and had a full chapter on MCS (originally called Clinical Ecology).
Draft of anti-MCS article sent to Philip Morris tobacco company for comment. It was published in 1992 in Environmental Technology by professor Witorsch, who was a consultant for the Tobacco Institute (see above).
