Liggett Group has announced that it will voluntarily convert the production of its domestic cigarette brands to comply with state cigarette fire safety standards beginning January 2009.

Liggett Group, a subsidiary of the Vector Group, will continue to meet all deadlines for fire safety standards which become effective prior to January 2009.
"A change in cigarette paper along with our state-of-the-art manufacturing process will enable us to provide customers with value-priced brands that continue to meet the highest taste and quality standards in the industry", said Ronald J. Bernstein, president and chief executive officer of the Liggett Group.
The company, based in North Carolina, manufactures brands such as Liggett Select, Eve, and Grand Prix. (pi)