1991 FRC PROGRAMELL NOVEMBER 1989 A NEW STRUCTURE FOR R~D ~N tHE GROUP: FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH eENTRED ON ONE ESTABLISHMENT (FRC IN SOUTHAMPTON) OTHER GROUP R~D CENTRES r0 CONCENTRATE ON APPLIED R&DI OUTLINE R&D PROGRAMME FOR FRC PRESENTED rO THE TSRT SUBSEQUENTLY ' A NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH R&0 AND MARKETING DIREETORSI LEADING TO REVISED PROGRAMME (AGREED TSRT NOVEMBER 1990)1 o c~3 ·o Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 ORIGINAL PROGRAMME 3 CONSIDERABLE EMPHASIS ON: · REeULATORYIDRIVEN PROJECTS (RESPONbING EITHER TO CURRENT OR ANTICIPATED PRESSURES) · INNOVATIVE eONeEPTSI LATEST RROClRAMME I EMPHASIS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED, PRODUCTS SUPERIOR TO COMPETITION (PARTICULARLY PM) IS CLEAR GROUP PRIORITY . NOW REF1EetED IN FRC PROGRAMME, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 OTHER MAJOR CHANCE · PRODUCT ~NNOYAT~ON, PRIORITY ON RESEARCH FOR NICHE MARKETS RELEGATED IN IMPORTANCE, PROJECTS AIMED Ar RADICALLY DIFFERENT CIGARETTES (CIF, PREMIER) SHELVEDI BUSINESS OBJECTIVES: i, INCREASED COMPETITIVITY THROUGH SMOKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, 2, INCREASED COMPETITIVITY THROUGH ~NNOYAT~VE PRODUCTS, 3, ENABLING COMPANY TO OPE.RATE UNDER INCREASINGLY RESTRICTIVE REGULATORY PRESSURES, 4, ENABLING COMPANY tO OPERATE UNDER INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL, CONeERNSI Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 SnoKE QUALITY (35%) 1~ CHEMOSENSORY RESEARCH BROAD OBJEeTXVES: (T) TO RELATE CHEMICAL ANO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SMOKE (ACROSS THE FULL DELIVERY RANGE) TO SMOKING SENSATIONS AS A BASIS fOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERIOR PRODUCTS, (TI) FOR LOW TARINIC RATIO PRODUCTSI TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME THE EXISTING BARRIERS TO SENSORY ACCEPTABILITY, PROJECTS AGREED COVER rMPACTIIRRITATIONI AFTERTASTE AND "BODYR ANb "MOUTHFULL", o Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 21 INFLUENCE OF CIGARETTE EsIeN ON SROKE QUALITY PM PRODUCES CIGARETTES OF GOOD PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AT LOWER PRESSURE DROP THAN BATI OBJECTIVE OF CURRENT WORK I TO INVESTIGATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TOBACCO ROD AND SMOKING QUALITY, RESEARCH INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF PARTICLE DENSItYI SIZE ~I AND SHAPE AND OTHER PROCESS CHANGES ON FLOW RATES AND pRESSURE OROPS, ~o I· N Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 3, ToeACecl_MooIFIeATI ON HISTORICALLY, SOOTHAMPTON R&D HAS SOUGHT TOBACCO TREATMENTS THAT REDUCE THE SUBSEQUENT FORMATION OF MINOR COMPOUNDS OF INTEREST TO REGULATORS, Now BROADENED I OPPORTUNIrTES SOUGHT, THROUGH SIMILAR TREATMENTS, TO MAXIMISE THE FORMATION OF COMPOUNDS WHICH IMPROVE THE SUBJECTIVE QUALITY OF SMOKE4 Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 EXAMPLES Of PROJECTS BEING PURSUED INCLUDE: (r) GENERATION OF FLAYOUR PRECURSORS E,(;( AMrNO ACIDS, AMMONIA AND SUGAR BV BlOleHEMTeAL PROeESSESI (rI) EFFECT OF RECONSTITUTION PROCESSES ON SMOKE QUA1ITYI (rIT) EFFECT OF CHEMICAL ANO BrOleHEMIeAL PROCESSES ON THE FORMATION OF MINOR SMOKE COMPONENTS (OtHER NOXAE), I' ,a ·O i· O Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 TNNOYAtIVE PRODUCTS (20%) CAC COMPANIES POLICY I BUILDING BLOeKSI NOT PROTOTYPE PRODUCTS, CREENDOt: TO CREATE LOW TARINTel RATIO PRODUCTS (MARKETTNG AND REGULATORY SUPPORT), CONSUMER PRODUCT TRIAL (BATCo,) ON FIRST SPINIOFF I ENCOURAeIN~I FR To REDUCE 'IAR/NIC, RATI'O FURTHERI INCLUDES USE OF CASTEISHEET MATERIALS, CHEMICAL TREATMENTS OF TOBACCO AND MICRO-ENCAPSULATED FLAVOUR MATERTALS~ Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 ULTRA-LSGHt WEIGHT STRUCTURES EFFICIENT USE OF TOBACCO TARGET MAINSTREAM AND SIDEStREAM DE1TVERIES( ELUTION BAT WORK HAS SHOWN THAT RELEASE OF NfeOTINEI MENTHOL AND OTHER FLAYOURANTS TO SMOKE STREAM INFLUENCED BY THE NATURE OF BINDING MArERfALI THIS WORK: · WI1L CONTINUE, · WI1L BE EXTENDEDI tO INCLUDE STUDIES ON THE' MIGRATION OF COMPOUNDS WITHIN THE TOBACCO ROD, WI11 INCLUDE MATERIALS MIGRATING FROM PACKAGING MATERIALS( Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 REGULATORYISSUES (281) I~ REDUCED IGNITION POTENTIAL ONLY USA HAS PECULATIONS THAT NECESSITATE ESTABLISHING AN ACCEPTED METHOD FOR MEASURING CIGARETTE IGNITION POTENTIAL ' EXPECTED 10 SPREAD TO OTHER ~OUNTRIESI CORESTA HAVE SET UP A TASK FORCE IN WHICH BAT HAS TAKEN A PRINCIPAL LEADI ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 1991 ARE: I FURTHER COLLABORATIVE STUDIES AIMED AT REFINING THE EXISTING ~ESt METHOD FABRIC EVALUATIONS tO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND UNIFORMITY OF COATINel WORK ON INDIREC_L METHOD WILL START rN 1991l Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 2, SEARCH FO_R.. BrOASSA YS BAT'S PaiIev on BIOLOGrCAl TESTING IS: I TO MONITOR TRENDS SN NEW BIOASSAYS; DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN THOSE WHICH MAY HAVE RE1EVANeEI DESPITE UNCERTAINTY or CURRENT IN VITRO TESTSI THEY eAN INDICATE THAT SOME CHEMICAL CHANGE HAS OCCURRED AND FURTHER RESEARCH fS REQUrREDI ~HE TESTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WILI BE USED 10 SCREEN NEW ADDITIVES OR SIGNIFICANT PROCESS CHANGES BEJNG.EXPLORED TN R&0 TO CHECK PERTURBATION FROM THE NORMI Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 3, ADDITIVES AND MATERIALS ADVICE PROVIDES SERVICE r0 OPCOSI: " REVIEWING INFORMATION ON PROPOSED NEW ADDITIVES AND MATERIALS ~ MAKTN~ RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THEIR ACCEPTABI1TTYI MAINTAINS AN AWARENESS OF eHANcEs xN 1EcIs~ArroN ANo REVIEWS CONFORMITY OF ADDITIONS TO SPECIFIC GUIDELINES4 I MAINTAINS DATABASE ON ADDITIVES THROUGHOUT THE BAT GROUPI PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEWIEXrSTTNG MATERIALS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CAC COMPANIES, a Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 ENYIRONMENtAl ISSUES (179) 1, ENYfRONMENTAl TOBACe o_ SMo KE ETS CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE BUt FOLLOWING THE TSRT MEETING IN NOVEMBER 1989, tHE LEVEL Of IN·HOUSE RESEARCH WAS REDUeEDI ~HE 1991 PROGRAMME CONTINUES ~O PROVIDE FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION ON: - CHEMreA1IPHYSICAl NATURE OF EfS I PERSONAL EXPOSURE DETERMINATIONS THROUGH NICOTINE METABOLITES I SUBJECTIVE ASPECTS OF ETS, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 2, To T A L Sr b E S T R E A M R_E O U C T I O K HOST LIKELY DRIVING FORCE FOR INTRODUCING SUCH PRODUCTS NILL BE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, WE HAVE NO FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISM UNDERLYING THE LOW STDESTREAM PAPERS, BEING STUDIED IN ORDER THAT FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE CREATED, SEPARATELY1 EFFORT BEING DEVOTED TO CONCEPTS F6R LOW SIDESTREAM PRODUCTS IN WHICH CIGARETTE DOES NOT BURN BETWEEN PUFFS, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 3, ~~LTER MATERIALS NEW PROJECT INITIATED I PRIMARY A~M rS TO REDUCE tHE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CIGARETTE BUTTSI THIS WI11 FOCUS PRINCIPALLY ON THE MODIFICATION OF CELLULOSE AeEtAtE FILTERS TO PERMIT VARYING DEGREES Of DEGRADABILITY ONCE DISeARDED( INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDE MATERIALS MAKING UP TIPPING PAPER1 GLUE, P1UG WRAP AND PLASTICISERI AND FrBRES, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 r Q 10 I d IE P 9' I" V) ii 8 i u' i g 4 Im8 I '1 I i k H ,PE! a o o o c v; ~tS I: o o o ·N ul Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 O I~W ~e a ~n s 24 4W B ~tA Y !BiB a P II ' I; , _u .I O O O c ~ P e~ B bff Bi q oa s ea a ClibPDF - v~~fastio.soni SUMWARY OF AFTERTASTE POSITION PAPER AFTERTASTE = AFTEREFFECTS T,E~ INCLUDES TASTES ~e~LI1.SENSATIONS (MOUTH DRYNESS1 MOUTH COATING AND RESIDUAL ROUGHNESS) AND IS DEPENDENT ON TIME, 2~ LITTLE OR NO PREVIOUS STUDIES IN TOBACCO INDUSTRY 3, PRODUCT DIFFERENCES · SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED 4, CHEMICAL CLEARANCE (SALIVATION) · CHANGES IN SALIVA CHEMISTRY AND PRODUCTTONI OF KEY IMPORTANCE TO AFTERTAStEI 5, DRY MOUTH · SOME EVIDENCE AGAINST A REDUCTION IN SALIVA FLOW RATES BEING RESPONSIBLE, ASTRINGENTS (PHENOIS1) IN SMOKE MAY BE MORE IMPORrANTI Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 AREAS WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION A~ TO ESTABLISH THE NATURE OF AFTERTASTE FOR A RANGE OF TOBACCO TYPES, ANO WHETHER IT CHANGES WITH TfMEI B~ TO IDENTIFY THE TOBACCO SMOKE DERIVED RESIDUES IN THE MOUTH AFTER SMOKING · PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT LINGER AND HAYE SENSORI:C PROPER~IESI C~ TO LOOK INTO THE SUBJECT OF ASTRINGENCY OF SMOKE AND ESTABLISH ITS ROLE (IF ANY) IN THE SENSATION OF "DRY MOUTHR~ s, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 SAHP1E MOUTHWASB eEeK RETENTIQN eEAK N~SL I~ES IDENTITIES (M INS) 2·7 4·6 1,1·OIETHOXYETHANE 1·PENTENE 3·PENTENE·2-ONE PYRIDINE PYRROLE fOlUENE 11-12 7 DIETHYL CARBONATE CYCLOPENTANONE 19·26 9-11 ~-CYCLOPENTEN-I-ONE 2·METHY1 CYCLOPENTANONE 3-METHYL CYCLOPENTANONE TURFURY1 ALCOHOL XYLENE 2·ETHYL FURAN 32·38 13-15 P·METHYL CYCLOPENT·2-EN·I-ONE 2,5-DIMETHYL PYRAZINE ETHYL PYRAZINE CYC1OHEXANONE PYRANONE 2,5·DIAETHYL P·CYCLOPENTENONE Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 IETEITIOI a III?Y IBEI~ITIES cnIas, 41·46 16·19 I·~ETRYL CrCLOPEIT·2-ER·1·OnE VIRYL PYIIDIIE 3-METHYL 2·FURAMOME PHEMOI 3-PIOPYL CreLOPEITEaE(1) T~IMETBYL PYIAIJRE + 1·FORMYL 5·METAYL PYBROLE 50-52 20 CYCLOTEIE O·CRESOL 2,5 DIMETHYL 2-CYCLOPEMTEBOME 55-59 21-13 M-eBESOL ETHYL CYCLOHEXEIE P·eBESOL fBInETHYL 2-CYeLOPEMTEM·1·OME 65·67 26 IN001E OR BENZYL CYANIOE DI~ETHYL PBEIOl 32·36 TRIACETIM MrCOTIME PHTHALATES ClibPDF - v~~fastio.soni GREENOOT PROOUCT APPLICATIONS OBJECTIVE: To PRODUCE A LOW TAR (4Ht.) PRODUCT WHICH HAS IMPROVED SMOKING PERFORMANCE OVER CURRENT COMMERCIAL 4 MGI PRODUeTSI METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED; LOWER TARINIC, RATIO:- 7:1 (oR 5:1 EXCLUDING HUMECTANT) LOW ROD DENSITY:- APPROX, 200 MCICC IMPROVED "FRONT END" MECHANICS: THROUGH FILTER USED 10UER BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY: HUMECTANT DILUTION OF SMOKE GREATER PERCEIVED TASTE (AT GIVEN DELIVERY LEVEL) Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 PRODUCT PRODUCFn A USE STYLE 4 MG1 PRODUCT CONTAINING 70% CASED, DIET EXPANDED TOBACCO, 6% HUMECTANT LOADING, DUAL PAPER/CA FILTER 59 MM ROD/25 MM FILTER FORMAt~ DELIVERY DETAILS_ PMWNF 4 MG (1l2 #G~ HUMECTANT) NICOTINE 0,6 MGI PUFF NO, 8 CONSUMER TESTED IN GERMANY rN PACK PLACEMENT TEST ON 160f CONSUMERSI GAYE COMPARABLE OR SUPERIOR ACCEPTANCE RATINGS VSI ALL MAJOR COMMERCIAL BRANDS IN MARKET (DELIYERY RANGE OF BRANDS 6·9 MG,) IN TERMS OF TASTEI STRENGfHI MECHANICS AND OVERAll PREFERENCE, LILIUBE: To se CONSIDERED BY IBM FOR FUTURE LINE EXTENSION PRODUCTS IN 1992193, O o w o Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111