BAT GROUP TECHNICAL PROGRAM
STATUS SUMMARY DATE: 06/21193
Work Area: 03 Regulatory Issues
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ObierAlvc/Business Relevance:
To maintain a detailed awareness oC and an ability to respond to, sciadificay related
regulatory issues that impact on tigarette use.
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In the comext of this work area, a Wgulatory issue! is an issue arising from any
organization, official or unofficial, that results in legislation. advises governments, or
influences public opinion.
In the Group biological progr&m. BATCo monitor trends in the emergence of ww
bioassays and provides an in-house msource cap" of advising on the biological and
toxicological aspects of additive and agrochernical usk future dpmte design and
product innovstions.
Cigarette ignition propawky is an important issue in the USA, where Congross-approved
legislation requires the National Instinute of Standardization and Technology (NIST) to
product a laboratory method for measuring the ignition propensity of ciXtreftes. B&W
is participating in work of the US tobacco industry 'Joint Venture Groue which is in
direct contact with NIST. B&W is also participating in a CORFESTA Task Force which
is developing a scientiftally meaningful ignition propensity method.
BAT continues to maintain a high scientific profile in the work of CORESTA and ISO
and is involved in a variety of activities leading to standards rela-vant, to the tobacco
industry.
ProlecWActivitl
03.01 Group Biological Program
03.02 CORESTA
03.03 ISO
03.04 Cig&Mte Ignition Propeftsity
03.05 Additive Matters
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CONSENT JUDGMENT DATED 5/WW IN VATE oic ANWESOTA, ET AL V. P#atp UORRIS, Er At., CASE No. C1-94-W5