Star Scientific sued RJ Reynolds, a unit of North Carolina-based Reynolds American, in 2001 over a method of treating tobacco to prevent the formation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines.

2001年，星科公司就一项防止烟草专有的亚硝胺形成的烟叶处理方法，对位于北卡罗来纳的雷诺美国公司的子公司雷诺烟草公司提起了诉讼。

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The high temperature suppresses the conversion of nitrates into the more toxic nitrites, which ultimately yield tobacco-specific nitrosamines.

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