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HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA
@-SIDEsrREAM SMOKE FROM CANADIAN CIGARETTES
OTTAWA - HEALTH AND WELFARE MINISTER MONIOUE SESIN TODAY
RELEASED THE FIRST RESULTS OF ANALYSES OF TAR. NICOTINE AND
CARSON MONOXIDE YIELDS FROM THE SIDESTREAM AND MAINSTREAM SMOKE
OF 15 POPULAR BRANDS OF CANADIAN CISARETTES I ATTACHED
TABLE OF RESULTS). SIDESTREAH SMOKE IS THE SMOKE EMITTED
FROM THE BURNING END OF A CIGARETTE - MAINSTREAM SMOKE 15 THAT
INHALED DIRECTLY BY THE SMOKER.
THE PILOT STUDY FOUND THAT SIDESTREAM YIELDS OF TAR. NICOTINE
AMO CARBON MONOXIDE ARE HIGHER THAN MAINSTREAM DELIVERIES FOR
BOTH REGULAR AND LOWER TAR CISAKETTES. MOREOVER. THE LOWER THE
YIELDS OF THE MAINSTREAM SMOKE, THE HIGHER ARE THOSE OF THE
SIDESTREAM. THIS MEANS THE AMOUNTS OF TOTAL SMOKE PRODUCED
ARE SIMILAR FOR ALL SRANDS, IRRESPECTIVE OF MANUFACTURERS'
DESIGNATIONS SUCH AS +LISHT+. +HZLD+ OR *RESULAR*.
THE AVERAGE TOTAL SMOKE YIELDS OF THE BRANDS TESTED WERE
3-1 MS OF TAR. 5' MG OF NICOTINE AND 65 MG OF CARSON
MONOXIDE PER CIGARETTE.
TAR AND NICOTINE RATINGS PRINTED ON CIGARETTE P A
REFLECT H,q rNS TRE,.IM YIELDS ONLY. THEY HAY SE HELPFUL IN GUIDING
SnORERS TO POTENTIALLY LESS HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS. BUT ARE
UNRELATED TO SIOESTREAM. AND TOTAL SMOKE YIELDS.
+THERE HAS SEEN GSOWI"S CONCERN ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS
FROM AH&IENT TOFACCO SMOKE. 4, THE' nZHISTER SAID. #.YET CONSUMERS
HAVE HAD MO INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOXIC SUBSTANCE LEVE'S FOUND
IN THE SMOKE WHICH ARISES FROM THE BURNING END OF ICISARETTES
AS THEY RE SMOKED.
+THESE FINDINGS,+ MISS BEGIN SAID, +REINFORCE MY CONCERN,
ARISING FROM ACCUMULATING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. ABOUT THE RISKS
OF INVOLUNTARY EXPOSURE TO THE SMOKE OF OTHERSP CIGARETTES,
PARTICULARLY IN CONFINED SPACES.
+ACCORDINGLY, Z HAVE ASKED CANADIAN TOBACCO HA14VFACTURERS
TO UNDERTAKE MEASUREMENTS OF SZDESrREAH AND TOTAL SMOKE YIELDS
OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES A'#'V' EACU PRAND OF CIGARETTE AND TO REPORT THE
RESULTS ANNUALY TO MY DEPARTMENT.
+1 AM CONFIDENT,+ MISS BEGIN SAID, +THAT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY
rN.)
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--AEFLECT YIELDS ONLY. THEY MAY SE HIEL:PFUL IN GUIDING
SHOPERS TO POTENTIALLY LESS HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS. BUT ARE
VURELATED TO SIDESTREAM AUD TOTAL SMOKE YIELDS.
+THERE HAS PEEN GROUZNG CONCERN ASOVT THE HEALTH HAZARDS
F;@OM, AmarENT TOFACCO SMOKE.+ THE MINISTER SAID, +YET CONSUMERS
H4VE HAD NO ZN9'0P?14TION Apovr THE TOXIC 5V&STANCE LEVELS FOUND
IN THE SMOKE UNICH ARISES FROM THE BURNING END OF CIGARETTES
AS THEY RE SHOPED.
+THESE FINDINGS.+ MISS BEGIN SAID, +REINFORCE MY CONCERN.
AFISINS FROM ACCVIIVLATZP.15 SCIEA1'r1FIC EVZOENCE. ABOUT THE RISKS
OF INVOLUP'TARY EXPCSURE TO THE SMOKE OF OTRERSP CIGARETTES.
PARTICULARLY IN CONFINED SPACES.
+ACCORDINGLY. I HAVE A51--'ED CANADIAN TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
T@' '-'NCE4'rAPF HEASL'FEMENTS OF' SIDEr?REAH AND TOTAL SHOME YIELDS
OF TOYIC ISUFSrANCE-51 IN EACH BRAND OF CIGARETTE ANr TO REPORT THE
FES'L@T 414.'-UALY TO HY DEPARrIEUT.
+1 AM C0NPZ.mEVT.+ rrSS 6E61M SAID. +THAT THE TOBACCO rNvusrpy
MILL ACT IN TWE PVSLIC ZN7ERE'ST AND VNVERTIARE THESE TESTING
4CTItUTIES.*
T14E SrVOY WiIF CONDUC7TED JOINTLY RY LASSTA7 INC. OF KITCHENER.
0!27-IFIrO AND HE,,IL7t@ -101C WELF4FE CA"14!?A. PNO APPEAFED IN THE
ISSIVE OF T@4E' A?E.:ZZCAN JOURNAL OF FVFLIC HEALTH.
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'I DESIGNATES IMPERIAL PRODUCTS
NO PUFF NUMPER, MEAN OR RATIO REFEIZENCE IN GOVERNMENT TELEX.
4LE REMAINING INFORMATION RELEASED AS IN TABLE I ABOVE REFERENCE.
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