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MILLBANK PRODUCT DEVELOPMETNT CONNEMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting held on Friday, 26th May at G.
R. D. C.
Southampton.
Present: Messrs.
P. Sheehy
S. J. Green
R. J. Pritchard
P. L. Wright
F. Haslam
By invi-lation:
D. G. Felton
C. I. Ayres
Matters Arising From Previous Minutes ACTION
a) Total Product Design
Dr. Haslam reported that considerable progress
has been made by B. A. T. (U. K. & E. ) in their
evaluation of total product design procedures.
A presentation has been made to the Malaysian
Company and, in fact, work along related lines
was found to be already in hand in Malaysia. A
-weam of three experts will be visiting Kual'a
Lumpur in mid-June to transfer detailed
technology.
Mr. Schaeffer from Canada has visited R. & D.
Southampton and -'vli]Llbank for a ful.l appraisal
of the procedure and details of the system have
been sent to Brazil and to South Africa, Brazil's
plans for the evaluation of the procedure on
non-flue-cured cigarettes are awaited.
b) Cocoa
The Hunter Committee listing of approved C)
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additives to t6bacco was seen as a local U. K.
series of constraInts and the wider adopticn of
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this listing in preference to the emsting
Additives Guidance Panel recommendations
wi.U not be encouraged.
c) Nitrosamines
Dr. Felton will be visiting Lausanne during
the week beginning 5th June, and will take the
opportun-it7 of dealing with the subject of
nitrosamines during the discussions which are
planned to take place. DGF
It was agreed that a limited number of
measurements of the mainstream and side-
stream deliveries from Swiss cigarettes
would be made in R. & D. , Southa.-rpton as
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1 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GROUP PROJECTS
CHURCHILL /COLLEGE/BROLAXI
A review of the consumer testing carried out on
Projects CHURCh7ILL/COLLEGE and BROLATVI was
presented to the meeting. These tests covered
markets in:
U. S. A. HONG KONG SWITZERLAND PANATVLA-
COLLEGE COLLEGE COLLEGE BROLAINI
CHURCHILL CHURCHILL
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In broad terms, P- consistent picture was obtained
across
all the tests and these indicate that fairly close
matches
have been obtained with both MARLBORO and WINSTON,
parity with these products being obtained but not
preference over them. In view of the changed
marketing
strategy for VICEROY U. S.A., projects CHURCIULL
and COLLEGE will be terminated and areport
prepared
and circulated, in the first instance to members
of the
M.P.D.C. FH
Concern was e~mressed that the consumer test
procedures used may not be adequate to indicate
the
response of smokers to the cigarettes over a
prolonged
period of time. The BROLANI project will,
therefore,
be continued until further testing has been
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situations where product development activity is
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directed to this end. PLS
Dr. Haslam reported that detailed information on
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BROLANI development had been passed to Finland,
Hong Kong and B. & W. 1. 0.
GYPSY
Dr. Haslam presented the P. D. G. Is views on the
project,
namely: -
a) A separation sh-ould be maintained between
those
projects which are concerned with "he develop-
ment of reserve and future product technology,
and "hose which are concerned with producing
c4 garettes to real-time marketing objectives
and with closely defined dates to meet.
b) Although it is possible to increase confidence
by consumer testing conventional products, it
is not at present the case with new developments
into areas in which the consumer has no current
experience.
c) The development ol"the GYPSY produc-1 might
have been smoother had it started with a
conventional low tar cigarette which was then
developed towards "he required objective,
rather than starting, as was the case, with a
relatively unconventional series of designs.
d) Although the original product brief called for
a low tar cigarette which would be acceptable
to middle tar smokers when compared with
their middle tar brands, with hindsight it
could be argued that the product should simply
be more acceptable to middle tar smokers than
e.-dsting low tar brands.
For future development, the project will be
divided so
as to take two separate routes:
1. That to be followed by B. A. T. (U. K. & E.
namely the continuing development of the
existing designs to meet a strict marketing CD
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2. The development, through the P.D. G., of
low tar/high nicotine c--garettes, in which
substantial changes in the tar to nicotine
ratio are achieved.
Project RONLkNY will continue to aim for the
second
objective, based on American blended cigarette
designs.
IGOR
Details of the Virginia cigaret-.e which
substantially
meets the Gori criteria have been put to the
Marketing
Committee and panel testing is proposed. It has
been
suggested that anels of low ta-- smokers be set up
to
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evaluate cigarettes such as these.
Dr. Green suggested that an opportunity should be
sought to explain the development to Dr. Russell
and
seek his support for the concept.
TI-LkTCHER
In order to protect the Lori-1111--rd
confidentiality
agreements, further experimen-tal development work
related to the brand TRUE wi-'-,! be restricted to
seeking
experience in the manufacture of the filter and an
attempt to produce cheaper alternatives.
PACKAGING GROUP
Transfer metallisation
The use of the name 'Aluglas' is being
discouraged,
the term transfer metallisation being preferred.
Considerable interest exists in Central and South
America in the exploitation of these materials,
particularly in Mexico where "he possible use of
metallised paper will, in all pr6bability, form
part of
the Company's plans for a new printing plant.
Molins' One-Piece Pack
Evaluation of the pack in consu=er tests in Malaya
is now under way and machine trials in Southampton
are progressing. A cost evaluation is being
prepared
and should be available for the next meeting.
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CIGARETTE FIRMNESS
Dr. Ayres introduced a paper prepared on the
measurement of cigarette firmness. It was agreed
that
a review should be prepared of the physical
measure-
ments which can be made on cigarettes and which
are
capable of use in inspection procedures as part of
the
normal factory routine. A list of such tests and
test
methods will be drawn up.
SIDESTREAM
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The meeting heard of the progress of the U.K.
Joint
Industry Board on Smoking investigation which
covers
questions of sociall acceptability. So lar, a
qualitative
study on sidestream has been completed and it
would
appear that it is the general smokey at=osphere
which
is objected to in confined spaces and that it is
the smell
of smoke, as well as physical discomfo-rt, which
is
criticised by non-smokers.
Quantitative work is now in hand and the results
are
expected in early June. A presentation will be
made to
the Committee of these results as soon as they are
available.
WATER EXTRACTION OF STEM
Work has been agreed and planned for Switzerland
and
Venezuela. Exact details of the process used by
the
Australian Company will be passed to both
Switzerland
and Venezuela as soon as they become available.
SAMPLE ITYLk-NiTUFACTURE
Preliminary proposals have been put forward by the
Study Group. It was agreed that a site adjacent to
G. R. & D. C. , using either new or existing
prernises,
was to be preferred. The most suitable situation
appeared to be at the rear of the R. & D. car
park.
A revised proposal will, therefore, be out
1"orward
based on the two possible sites in this area. Dr.
Green
will discuss this in more detail with Mr. Bowra.
Details of the proposals "or both buildi--g and
machinery
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will be sent to 'Mr. Sheehy and a budget figure
agreed.
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7. PYRAZINES
A draft P.D. 1. note has been prepared on
pyrazines
and will be circulated.
It was felt that steps should be taken to improve
the
flow of information between Companies on flavours
and flavour developments. To this end, a
coziference
will be organised to encourage a freer flow of
infor-
mation and to take steps to ensure that costs and
secrecy are subordinate to the wider interests of
the
Group as a whole.
8. G. 13 and D. I. E. T.
Dr. Green reported that the D. I. E.T. agreements
are virtually ready to sign. One large plant will
be
purchased by B. & W., a small one probably by the
Canadian Company, and it was suggested that a
small
.100 lb. per hr. package unit should be installed
in the
U. K. , built by an outside contractor rather than
Airco
themselves. A report on the D. I. E.T. product is
in
course of preparation, and this should deal with
the
changes which occur in tobaccos when they are
processed by either the G. 13 or the D.I.E.T.
processes.
~Iallaysia are arranging to have samples tested
and it
was confirmed that the y are very anxious to go
ahead
as soon as possible if the products are acceptable
to
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them.
9. PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE SEXIINAR FOR DIRECTORS
A'.NM CO-ORDINATORS, 21 st/22nd FEBRUARY, 197 8
- SOUT1-1A.7V1PTON
A meeting will be arranged between Marketing and
R. & D. with the following objectives:
1. What are the attributes of a cigarette which
the smoker will be seeking in the next five
to ten years?
2. What are the product options and techniques
which are likely to be available over a
similar period?
3. What are the priorities which product
development and R. & D. should contribute?
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The meeting reconfirmed that the objectives of the
IN-1. P.D. C. were not to develop specific
products but
rather to ensure that the basic technology which
Companies are expected to require is appropriately
and
speedily developed, preferably in anticipation of
a
marketing need.
From time to time, a short presentation will be
made
to the Board by the Secretary on the projects
being
undertaken by the M. P. D. C. FH
It was also agreed that supporting papers which
are
normally made available principally to the
Committee
prior to meetings will be made more widely
available
on request to the Secretary. FH
10. LEW KARALUS
Dr. Green explained the procedure for receiving
submissions from external inventors. These should
all be passed to him in the first instance. A
system
of cross-checking is operated in R. & D. to ensure
that all such proposals are given proper
consideration
and also to enable multiple approaches to be dealt
with
in a common manner.
A recent approach by Lew Karalus cover "ng a
cigarette
filter was instanced. This had previously been put
to
B. & W. in 1971 and was rejected at that time.
11. REPORT RD. 1580-R
Dr. Green suggested that an examination could be
made
of the influence of ash characteristics on
consumer
reactions. In the first instance, a re-examination
will
be made of the effects of sodium carbonate as an
additive to paper, tobaccos and reconstituted
tobaccos, CIA
12. REPORT RD. 1565
Dr. Ayres described the findings of Report RD.
1565,
in particular the work on the determination of
acrolein,
a known irritant of cigarette smoke. Acrolein is
only
one of the irritants present in cigarette smoke
and is not
solely responsible for this characteristic in
smoking
terms. However, it was agreed that this would be
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discussed with Leaf Department and proposals would
be
put forward at the next meeting for a more
detailed
examination of cigarettes and tobacco in terms of
acrolein
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13. REPORT RD. 1591-R
It was agreed to terminate work on carbons coated
with
poly(v,.nyl alcohol).
14. The meeting felt that the No. 1's of Companies
in the
Tobacco Division should arrange to visit G. R. &
D.C. at
least once every two or three years, while they
are in
the U. K. , in order to refresh themselves on the
progress
of developments and research work.
15. PROCESSING AMERICAN BLENDED CIGARETTES
The progress of experiments on heat treatment of
Burley and Oriental tobaccos will be reviewed at
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next meeting. C GB
16. DATE OF NEXT 'MEETING
Friday, 2 8th July at 10. 0 0 a. m. in G. R. & D.
C. ,
Southampton.
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P. Sheehy, Esq.
C. H. Stewart Lockhart, Esq.
I.B.D. Bluett, Esq.
C.G. Bow7a, Esq.
D.S. Dunbar, Esq.
B.P. Garraway, Esq.
N.W. Goddard, Esq.
Dr. S.J. C-reen
M.W. Marjoram, Esq.
R.J. Pritchard, Esq.
P.L. Wriggiat, Esq.
R.A. Crichton, Esq.
A.M.S. E:Iiot, Esq.
R.F. Gilderdale, Esq.
M.R. Noa-'----s, Esq.
T.J. Tice, Esq.
P.J.N. Rcberts, Esq.
P.L. Shor-, Esq.
Dr. F. HaSiam
Dr. D. G. Felton
Dr. C. I. Avres
R. D. Lowe, Esq.
D. E. Con-x-.v, Esq.
C. B. Do dweil, Esq.
P. Kang-is, Esq.
C.I. _AfcCarty
Mr. L.E. Ricard
Dr. H. Stu~!-zer
'Mr. H. Widdup
Mr. K.IXI. Sumner
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