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- BUSINESS, Page 58Business NotesLEGISLATIONDown with Smellagrams!
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- Time was when monthly bills were simply an affront to one's
- wallet. Now they can be an assault on the senses as well.
- Cosmetic and fragrance manufacturers have taken to packing
- heavily scented promotional material into the envelopes carrying
- statements from credit-card companies and retailers. Fashion
- magazines have gone aromatic too, surrounding readers with
- unsolicited bouquets.
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- Irked by the trend, a New York state senator has proposed
- a law that would require an odor-proof wrapper for the fragrant
- flyers. "A lot of people have been suffering in silence," says
- senator Martin Connor, who cites 120 complaint letters.
- Constituents who suffer from allergies, asthma and migraine
- headaches claim the scented ads aggravate their symptoms. In a
- New York hearing last week, perfumers defended the ads. Said
- Michael Petrina, an industry spokesman: "We know of no
- scientific data linking such samples to any significant threat
- to the public health."
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