A senior Altria Group Inc. executive Friday said cans of Skoal, Copenhagen and other smokeless tobacco were tainted in “a deliberate, malicious act” by people familiar with safety and product quality systems inside a factory slated to close next year. Brian Quigley, the chief executive of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., said in an interview the Altria unit was investigating whether the tampering, which led to a recall issued earlier...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 03, 2017 20:08 UTC