04:09, 2008-Jul-4
LONDON - Tobacco giant British American Tobacco PLC has denied claims made by a BBC investigation that it is breaking its code regarding the sale of single cigarettes, seen as more attractive to child smokers.
In a BBC This World programme to be broadcast Tuesday, British businessman Duncan Bannatyne says he discovered special pots in Mauritius which BAT has distributed to shops to make it easier for them to sell single cigarettes.
In Malawi and Nigeria, he says he found BAT posters depicting single cigarettes and showing the price of a single cigarette.
BAT denied that it encouraged the sale of single cigarettes.