How can Arista be independent yet take money from the tobacco industry?
The need for independent, third party, evaluation of tobacco products extends from the manufacturing industry to regulators. Arista Laboratories contracts with these groups in a competitive marketplace with other analytical services laboratories. Arista Laboratories is a wholly owned subsidiary of Molins PLC, a UK based and publicly held engineering company. As a publicly held company, Molins PLC is required by law to report its financial information and interests to its shareholders. To learn more: www.molins.