Prince controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Online trade in untaxed and potentially counterfeit cartons
Untaxed Prince cartons were reportedly offered through online channels in Denmark, with some products suspected of originating from illicit factories.
2011
Litigation over additives and smoke-testing practices
A former smoker's lawsuit alleged that additives and testing methods had contributed to consumers being misled about cigarette nicotine and tar exposure.
2011
Claims concerning reconstituted tobacco material
Court reporting connected the same litigation with allegations that tobacco waste had been reconstituted and used in Prince cigarettes until the 1990s.
2003
Cross-border counterfeit production and smuggling reports
Reporting described illicit factories and distribution routes in Eastern Europe, China and the Balkans producing cigarettes marked with Prince and other tobacco trademarks.
2000
Counterfeit Prince cigarette shipment in Denmark
Danish police investigated approximately 2.5 million suspected counterfeit or smuggled Prince cigarettes found in a shipment near the German-Danish border.