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Government Laboratory – Tar and Nicodine Report See how quickly these products can kill you and passive smoking bystanders

Aug 5th, 2012
by Editor.

http://www.govtlab.gov.hk/english/pub_tnrpt.htm

As determined by the Government Chemist from
samples obtained during the period of
January – December 2011

BRAND TAR
YIELD
(mg/cig)		 NICOTINE YIELD
(mg/cig)
KENT MINTEK INFINA FTKS 20S BOX 1 0.1
PIANISSIMO MENTHOL 100S FT 20S BOX 1 0.1
VIRGINIA SLIMS MENTHOL ROSE FT 20S BOX 1 0.1
MILD SEVEN CRYSTAL WHITE FTKS 20S BOX 1 0.2
VIRGINIA SLIMS UNO MENTHOL FT (WHITE) 20S BOX 3 0.3
VIRGINIA SLIMS UNO MENTHOL FT (BLACK) 20S BOX 4 0.3
DUNHILL GOLD FTKS 20S BOX 4 0.4
KENT MINTEK NEO FTKS 20S BOX 4 0.4
PALL MALL CHILLED FTKS (NAKED-WRAP) 20S BOX 5 0.4
VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS MENTHOL 20S BOX 5 0.4
MARLBORO SILVER FTKS 20S BOX 6 0.5
MARLBORO SILVER MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 6 0.5
SALEM MENTHOL SILVER FTKS 20S BOX 6 0.6
WEST RICH BLUE FT 20S BOX 7 0.5
DUNHILL BLUE FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
DUNHILL GREEN FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
LUCKY STRIKE NITES MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
MARLBORO CRISP MINT 20S BOX 7 0.6
MARLBORO WHITE MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
MILD SEVEN SKY BLUE FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
NEXT SUBZERO MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
SALEM MENTHOL ICE FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.6
WEST GREEN FT 20S BOX 7 0.6
WINNER FTKS 8MG 20S BOX 7 0.6
WINNER MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.7
WINNER SUPER COOL FTKS 20S BOX 7 0.7
CAMEL BLUE FTKS 20S BOX 8 0.6
CAPRI SLIMS FT 20S BOX (NAKED-WRAP) 8 0.6
LUCKY STRIKE BLUE FTKS 20S BOX 8 0.6
LUCKY STRIKE MENTHA PIPERITA FTKS 20S BOX 8 0.6
MARLBORO BLACK MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 8 0.6
MARLBORO FRESHMINT MENTHOL FT 20S BOX 8 0.6
MARLBORO ICE BLAST MNT FTKS 20S BOX 8 0.6
PALL MALL BLUE FTKS (NAKED-WRAP) 20S BOX 8 0.6
PALL MALL COOL FTKS (NAKED-WRAP) 20S BOX 8 0.6
PALL MALL KRYSTAL STORM FTKS (NAKED-WRAP) 20S BOX 8 0.6
WINSTON BLUE FTKS 20S ROUND CORNER BOX 8 0.6
CAPRI SUPERSLIMS FT 20S BOX 8 0.7
HILTON BLUE FTKS 20S BOX (NAKED-WRAP) 8 0.7
SALEM MENTHOL GREEN FTKS 20S BOX 8 0.7
VIRGINIA SLIMS MENTHOL FT 20S BOX 8 0.7
MILD SEVEN ORIGINAL BLUE FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.7
NEXT MENTHOL LABEL FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.7
BASIC FINE FLAVOR FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.8
BASIC REFRESHING MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.8
DOUBLE HAPPINESS (9 MG) FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.8
MORE BLUE FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.8
MORE MENTHOL ICE FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.8
NEXT BLUE LABEL FTKS 20S BOX 9 0.8
OKI BLUE FT 20S BOX 10 0.6
OKI GREEN FT 20S BOX 10 0.6
MARLBORO MX4 FLAVOR FTKS 20S BOX 10 0.8
DUNHILL RED FTKS 20S BOX 10 0.9
DOUBLE HAPPINESS FTKS CLASSIC DELUXE 20S BOX 10 1.1
CAMEL FTKS 20S BOX 11 0.8
SALEM MENTHOL ORIGINAL FTKS 20S BOX 11 0.9
WINSTON CLASSIC FTKS 20S ROUND CORNER BOX 11 0.9
WINSTON CLASSIC FTKS 20S SOFT PACK 11 0.9
MARLBORO MENTHOL FTKS 20S BOX 12 0.8
GENTORI FILTER KING SIZE 20S PACK 12 0.9
GOLDEN DEER (13MG) FTKS 20S BOX 12 0.9
LUCKY STRIKE ORIGINAL RED FTKS 20S BOX 12 0.9
PALL MALL RED FTKS (NAKED-WRAP) 20S BOX 12 0.9
DOUBLE HAPPINESS FTKS 20S BOX 12 1.0
WEALTH FTKS 20S SOFT PACK 12 1.0
VICEROY RED FTKS 20S BOX (NAKED-WRAP) 13 0.8
VICEROY RED FTKS 20S SOFT PACK (NAKED-WRAP) 13 0.8
CAPSTAN FTKS 20S BOX (NAKED-WRAP) 13 0.9
DOUBLE HAPPINESS FTKS 20S SOFT PACK 13 1.0
HILTON RED FTKS 20S BOX (NAKED-WRAP) 13 1.0
MARLBORO (RED UPGRADE) FTKS 20S BOX 13 1.1
OKI RED FT 20S BOX 14 0.8
PHILIP MORRIS MENTHOL 100S FT 20S BOX 14 1.1
SHUANG XI FTKS 20S BOX 14 1.2
GOOD COMPANION DELUXE FTKS 20S BOX 15 1.1
Remarks:
  1. The published figures represent mean values of determinations undertaken over the whole sampling period.
  2. Brands with the same figure for tar and nicotine yields are listed in alphabetical order.
  3. International standards employed for the determination are ISO 3308:2000, ISO 4387:2000, ISO10362-1:1999, ISO 8243:2006, and ISO 10315:2000.
  4. The estimates of uncertainty for the methods summarized below are based on data published by the International Organization for Standardization and results reported by recent Asia Collaborative Study.
Mean tar yield, mg Uncertainty, mg
1 to 4 ± 1.0
5 to 9 ± 1.5
10 to 14 ± 2.2
15 to 17 ± 2.6
Mean nicotine yield, mg Uncertainty, mg
0.1 to 0.4 ± 0.10
0.5 to 1.0 ± 0.18
1.1 to 1.5 ± 0.25

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