~3Ur ral: lf91!61C0/86/HJ~ ~r rsf: i,T,2/881 7~ lluouI= 1989 P~ I,J, !!90~ Ir~llte 1!11Sank Diatriet, 13~ Br!4~ Barl, ?:!dgl Stilt, 160 911 Pla ~1 Piart, II~IE·R~~ ~33RCCO m, Lrp, ~ ENOEU 315T ~~MBER 1986 1 ~itl f~r to a lsttlr d~lC 5~ july 1989, 13, FPfi3~S~TS (i) (i!) Tho CIIsefoh cd~op EIIo:ibId 1 '11111~ on tb*EO 1~1C~p~e~lrin~ ca c!eastte msIlufIoturs" is bd Itc:Ln Intitlld "lroesII Bl~crd' on p$lr I-5 of ~~n~ I to 1:, 0'1s11l's Is#sr of 17~ ~~lr 1917, aPd ICEordinplY i hoIlI thI: ~ blltbl Lilll II to ~lig~~S for Io!Inrifio rsIsaroh allowanelI, Ths ~l~~ac~ e~lFV dllc:~ld Is "P:oduct Dn~lgm~' coat~l~ I ~tilg ef Imjlc~, II bbi~d:· Projsot 1~ ShQ to ldIntifI p~te:bo IffioiInoy Ind produo-. ~R~l~!ltlCI of E~EI~II with ~~ tobIcco r~iet/m~ saala tobecoo on tests, dslivIriIs, phyIleal propert:ss (Lehm( hot ·d cold fialll), nuff n~b~r, Irh b~llabticl Md Ilh ItBil$, RsIssrch on ppsrt mC tobIoeo blmd Iddit$sl to ovI:Eomo thI nlpd~l BropIrtisI idIntifiId in dsliC~P bll·ilna EigerIt:LI It lla I# ICDOIQ 11 1110 adl~tm. ClibPDF - v~~fastio.soni -2 · 1th RuFzst 3989 yy, M,J, PigOtt earbon Monoxide 13 the Smoke cigarettes pro~Jcir.e 5cu L~son Tlzir project was a~ ai i~entifpifig cigarette design ce~binaths (Euch as cigarette pages C~"~E:e~iStiCEl tobacco rod pressure drop, tobacco weight and filter vc~ri!at~en) to obtain smoke w~ low levels of carbon ranoxide, The research also included the effect of the cigarette garemetars on smokir.5 meddes· i(esearch in developing iou filtration, high pressure top filters was also included in this project. Project ETNA gevir.g identified rla' Ilphlams in Project RUCSY, such as the poor ash stability or c!garo~as with hi4'n levels of exaanded tobacco, this project was a~ed at establ~s2i?g'ibe Ic~~a~ tobacco ~nsi~y at which acceptable cigarettes could be oaEe Pith current tecbnology~ Proiect SMITH and KZIT As described ii pk~Faph (ai of "Sunlrlsl" on page 5 of ~i~sndix I to ~, O1NeF111s letter or il~ November 1981. ReducaE Sidcstrr.am Smoke eiaarettes with IbCSc. As described in pk-aglii (b) of '1SJndr!ar" on pql 5 of Rppcndix I to Mr. d'Neill's letter of 27Y1 Nove~dPer 1987, I hope from the forqeinS that you can agree that what has been described as "Pro~ct Development" p~alifies for Scientific Research Allowances. The :sleb~ch e~tsgq Llaibsd u "Conspmer Resta~" E~rmpriatd a n~sr of projects, as in~c#ed:- (a) Project Btdey Project Bromle~ was the name given to the dePalnm~ent of a new smoke taste a~d flavcu: evaluation technique to reolace the system which was designed and i~n~lemeotad when higher de!ivk~l and plain cigarettes were the 'norm'l The project involved the design, development and manufacture of a range of standards:- Eigara'ctes giving pre-determined levels of ~act, i~:itat~on, flavccr type and aanlftudl, tew resistance etc. As part of the dsvelopmcntprofess standard descriptive vocabulary was evolved, The devalo~nent and extension of the tecSni~ue and methodology O enables human E~easuremenr and analysis of cigarettes to be standardised, irrespective of individual differences of perception of the same tastes and sensations, and for results to be recorded in cwr~non terms and scores, be results are used by product developers, L\i engineers and scientists along side results from analytical C\ inst~Jments in assessing their own projects: U\ Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 -3· It~ Augsst !484 n:~ M,J. PiSors (h) Conlum,r Rrc"tba ef CIPE'$:I I~.Vli:LI hlllil'! During manuiaetu~e differences between individual cigarettes are bound to occur, This Ilseua project using in·hss panelists trained in sensory tecliqrv ~d crsined staff smokers were usoc to assess what C~b*actorist:cs ~q perceived when loo)ling at and smoking c~arsttes, whet affected t~s~ enjoyment in smoking, and what variation frcw a quaSi:y standard was acegtile. 4e reito were used by seierit~fic and bclpical staff ir~ohd in the development and ma~fafilre Of cigr~ces, hchniea! SuwPr: A Isvcba~ This work area is at' invo?vld in Irinst-cam Frrkst Pessk·ej, but is research into 'Lhe methodology of Hatiat Research. BY segmenting the consumer population into types by class, lifestyle, age, job etc. i: is possible to collate gmup and su2~wp c~aracteris~ier· Ii !5 also possible to understand 9r9 E~i~dOl to smoking inc!udi:5 smdKing and hsaltt matters etc. anC what effec: ~is has on Ye~i-· choice of cigarette, This ~so rela:es to consume: reaction to padraging and design, ai~ver~is~cntS etd~ The psu:ts rrcnn this research s'no~d enable Wa~ket Research and product PrcmK~tian to be more dfac:~,1Y targeted to the particular grwp(s) the product has ~Mn designed for~ I would maintain and hope you car, agree tht the above three projects represent ucpend~t~e e!lgibla fo: scientific research allowances, yours sincerely, S~I~ Dando Twation Department Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 ~LP e navour Researcb (continuedl ~ I~~ia' d~a nercefved t s~o~erj~ ~B idd broad iA~~~ d rs~ticaships L~ Zb prcee~l~ and d1~51 Ld~ in ~ ~ IcQ c5racrerL:ia, "d able r~a i~ ~ (LP cartonyL ~ill vIth ~~)· 1~ rw~d~er cd :~iF re ·d including ass p~d41 fllR maPPing tcchniquel, pyrolgsIsand pejrcm~tographgl ~I ~I~ (31 eosts~l~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ mt a ~Y i+ three main di~isb· : _ ~~ properti· d tot"" · cheaist~ cs ~~ processing · nal cigkntts technolog edcr~el II the kr~ proPe'ti· a~ : lba iol~9 projectr ~ Ceterndnatio3 d nllfiwshj~p hetmn Ptlsic"l propefti· of ,ipettes (slgl SaiB, pressure droP, ab Y~f) esd preosrtiss of the tobrcco plrtieles $(· ar d ~~ Both an experinwtal ~~e and s cc~uic· ~1~ SCCO"Ch TechPiqucs d included I Inalgsis ~ ~ tca~gl~PPr ~ iilters and ~b' (h) Dete~n~~m of rlltlc~shipl bet~x~en ~co FutIcle properties Id to&cco ~~9 b'~OL' exFansl Lnd Cd~tT"Et~ gf ~L1* Wq the esttIng J ~1 stages dpncessi~~ Pcgsicsl de~adstia d it f0baeco partiolcs a also Ild~ (C) CcmBta~~ d a procerss occuni~ ~~ tOb"CEO pmeessi~ a undertsken · , a oi ~'S;aPdlng the inter' action d tts raria" ~~ jactorj c~ing, suct ss h"t "d I transfer· ImderSkel iI the tehcea placeesinb ~~~ Toe mlloniq Projeo'" ~~ area : (d) me chemical changer ~ ~ ~~ tbbc~a procasIng I dete~j r~i~i~ ~ te~prat~'Yol ·il la ead cont"ct timsl RelationshiPs to ~a djs~ ~~ir d the resultdnt 6make aere also xu~t' In addition, its use d Its ~~g a i~~~d in terns d d~~ the kb of csrtcn rnaexide in the resultant ~ke. ~~ cbenical studies *re eeltd to find cteaical I~ that could he ueed '" ~e b~a d I tlc4nique :or e~rpmdlll t~·~ ms I ct ·~~C dxt~l~es of ~i~ substances such ,pen?aae/rcr aa lnveatigdted - e total 50 organic solventsl O I range d M~~I a ~ ean~ct~ to gal" i~~ II the ~t procerees ~e~~9 during tobcco c~Ln. ClibPDF - v~~fastio.soni ·5- The vork in the novel cigarette rcchnoiPgy Irce vee concerned vttl the follouSng topics: Determination of the ways it uhic:1 novel cigarette constructions can be used to modify the levels of components in the cigarette smPkc, The investigations included the use of highly modified cigarette filters, cigarettes containing different materials in their core and periphery, and variable ee~pe~itloa Poag the tobacco rod, (g) Determination of the effecn of IaLng novel materials in the filter nod tobacco rods, in paltlcular the effects on resultant smoke chemistry, In~ivrl~ aod lo; Hlrhod Blvela~nlar (iPBI eotn: 1189,080) The vork in this Group uas aimed at developing suitable analytical and test methodology to be used in rbt research project areas outlined above, nethods developed included chedcal, biological and ambient smoke monitoring e~uipmcnr , gpecisllsts [1PBI costs: E5869000) Various specialists Pcre employed to monitor technological developments in the scientific votld, issues related to smoking and health and to ceatdinate some research projects uft~ overseas research laboratories of the Company, A further specialist provided advice on the technical Per!n of subPlssions by outside inventors, ad mother on patccD, Sundries (1981 eolrsl r575,800) These consisted of a variety of activities, the principal one of which vas Mlllbmk Product Oevelopaenr Support - Direct projects, This, again, consisted of activities in the field of fundamental research, coqtlsiag: (1) The effect of changes in the structure of the cigarette filter on the pattern of smoke emerging frol thr filter into the sokerlr mMUthl This vas of ptoduft dsvliPpsnt value in enhancing the taste Of SPke from rou tar cigarettes, Research included measuring the turbulent snoke patterns and iavrltigating the effects of smokelair velocity through the filter on the pattrtns, (b) Iwestigations into bov pd~id etgar;rte papers could he used to produce cigarettes Ehat had reduced levels of sidestream slpoke, This consisted of taking coPcepts on the physicaland chemical properties of gaper, cnerglPg fret the Seb Research Group, and optimising the paper panutets to minimlse the sidestreaP yields, (c) Investigation Lto the sensory perception of different styles at mainstream sn~ke, and identification of tolerance levelll This vac of particular relevance Is baekgrocnd research to the developments of modem, iou tar cigarettes, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111