Republic Tobacco / Republic Group review: Cigarette rolling tobacco

I have been smoking Drum tobacco (both the regular and the mellow) since 1974. I have been satisfied for years with the product. However, in the last 4 to 6 months, the tobacco has contained a LARGE number of things that I can only describe as "small sticks" that pierce the rolling paper! What has happened to your quality control? This problem was occasionally present in the years I have smoked your tobacco; now it is present in each and every tin or package that I purchase! To say that it is annoying is a vast understatement. What are you going to do to correct this problem?