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WORY.?1,G 1)RAF'T -'!Ie final compilation of this docw:;e.nt will be - submi'.:tLd for N"CAB appr-`oval at their_;r:ecting_of appropriate hovElnLer 18-20,_ 1974, and will also contain reference documentation to be assembled later by iJCI staf f . ; CAB RECOtfi,~F7 10ATI0`:S FOR FFJEP,A LAL RFCLLATION OF 1•1l1XIrM CICP,I= YIELDS OF NOXIOUS S: :JKE COi^'Q,1~,T~TS _ k'f-iEEREf6 ; 1. A dose response relationship between amount of cd garette smoked ar,d morbidity and ;: ortality for cu.^cc.'r of t'.;e of the larnyx, of the p'nar,~fi-c~, of the esop',aLus, of the bladder, for respiratory and car-aiovascu3zr diseases, -(end other for,:~s of di_sc:ase) has been established beyond doubt by numerous epidemiologicaz studies in mon. 2. Epidemiological studies have indicated that risk of developing smoking-associated diseases decreases after smo:ce cessation. 3. The tar and-ni.cotine leve.ls of cOm;*:c-_^aal cl~arettes have iecreased appioxim,atel-y iE0";- i n- the~.last 20 ye~i s; this r es-u7.ted in a slight increase of c i.gare tte censu-pti on, f ar belcc•, the levels_ rec,,ui.redd for- a 100% coMFens3ti on, and in an ove.rall- net reduction of -tar, and nicotine intL-a:e -in s.*nokers. 4. Tl,e pathogenic components of -smoke are found bc th in the condensate - and in the gas phase. From available toxi coloc,i cal evi dence and quantitatlvE..' al:aij's:Ls, the P.:a]or p3"!"i10=~en1C co;::?-Onei'ts of s.^,?okZ 'an': condensate (tar) w].thout-nzcCti: ~, nicotine, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyE:nl de , nitrcgcn o::ides. 5. 'r};C sales-Lti~elST,i i i:c]d aTJT~?ro`i1.TP.l3te ave.'c'1 ge i.iarC' ttC' rleld of cOiiL!lt'Y`C3al Cl~;~1'CtteS r'',~il :1]f ac tlLr'e-l a; ,d n'r3~`^ etC :]d l t e ni1 Cd Sta eS during 1973 was 19.2 :ril1iJ'ra,~as for tar and 1.3 r.sii Ligra.Tns for nicotine. TIiEPrFORF.: The NICG?B reco^.*:!err's legislutive- and/or regulatory action by- the Federal Govcrn::cnt as fol!c,-:;s: 1. A rovemn^nt.: ar-,ency be cmr.::er2d to :;et *;.i:ir,ry^~ cigarettc levels of tar and- r.icoti.ne that are _nrc-) ^ressi•• el; lo`ric- than the 1973 averares of 1°. 2 and 1.3 .:u1? r...:ncctivcly. It i smphas3..:ed th3t the reAi^t3on of tar aun~] nicotir:^ i-vels should be acco:riplishc•cl gradually, to avoid the posslLlity of n ::-:p<ri;atory increase in

(2) cigarettes cons=Fed. ?eRulatory action should- a?.so ir,sure the availar il1-}' -of co•^,~:'.CrC1E1l- ci F;i~ ci.tC- br.lnCls a7- ~ Ching a T'an~C of tclr c~ nlc9 7':C- ~=oritCntS, dO:T,1 L C C':~i'CJiGI`~' 10'i ~'alLl~'S< ~~'}7ZS could be by n-Leverit1.I7", t! .at current bra';dS be modified to yield hizjh r tar .m.: ,;=cot?_n°, or by other_ suitable measures that may result i_rn bzroa^ehinR rather than restricting the range of dolluzer-- cial cigarettes-cffered for sale.- 2. Because smoking has a severe irnpact- on cardi_ovGGcular disease and resp:Lratoi7 y dise-se_, the go~ernr;cnt agency cma~;,:ered to re~:alate maxirr; mpi;Ii ssion of no,:ioas cigarette coi~lponcnts should gct -appp:`iate scientific input ard advice f?~o~r t; e I"at; onal r:e3: t and -~.In~ Irsti~Ite to deteYmln ewhich o thCY' f.'P:o1:e co:.t1.~70n°n ts beslCle.`., tar and nscoth.C should he l; ~^dted in ciga_rettes. 3. A1l efforts should he rude to educate and warn the sm.oking public that ma,v_in:um.- tar and nicotine- levels imposed are not to be considered safe. - In m-ai:ing these rcco'":::crielati.oi7s, - the _::CP3 also recoGni zes tha t: 1. '1'h- sett;r,~ of s~~eciric I~am_'a.-n-ta,r a.nd-nicotir:e yields of ccrrrl?rcia,.~ c_c C1~aT~ttE'.`'i cciC t~'ie Drecisely CieZCI'i: „1C~ by c' rr C'.nt .`'.c1C'•n'"i.l~.'_ evidence, eYceat to sta te in a b' •oca!~ way that lo:1er y] elds are ~ ' ~ l~ ~ ~ ` `"~ 1 !-`r S dirs~' CCa. - -L41_le ~'.'1 ll ryi.'r.`.,1 prif E.'rdbl •i ~'v ,.igh _ cJI,n` yrl:_7 •. t: .._~„ ~ c. ~.j% Z'G __`'', FI0:?J health. Total cirC~Irette t aj a~1ng in ti .e cu-,7rer.t cult~ :ral , econo:nic and pollticul cett in=- ts a1 so :J^=ac t~ca.. , and the regulation ha~:L yc3.i.s s o::e cc:-:,c•Iients in a gs,~.:.cit.isl way considers the necessity of ~;i y11',`T the clc'_?1'C:tt,e a re=s-on- ...~ _ "~ _n oi ei:? Stln~- lrlv(-ritorlE:s, able tll; n for tlt?.l1.?-t1i~a and l^r'J'?lt ~c-t1 C.` anl eve _oj:a:ent of less hazardous Fi,oducts. 2. The contribution of ~^ol:ir:a to s~,k;-ng-rclatrd di seases is ove.~rt,:helr.~,ing and the reducti on of smoking intake i n tie smo):in ;mpulation will result in n~duced =,jrbidity and r,ortali '' ~y he ?'CAB c•:arI7s that reco.,imnendations for ma°•;i.r:u.m tar and' nico tine levels in cigarettes should not hc ir.t reted as lesseni r,= -~tY:: ~:L~aro~~;:cnce of ctintinucd rs-- SC'.:.~.rch cln•_i F're'ventlvc action in those Jot!',Cr faceCrs that are kl:o,•.i1 to cZSSOC1atC t;l S?!:C kln,r__, in the cnuS=1tlo . o`.~ d1SeF~_Se such ~ls occupational haaardS (-iSi ;i:o.S, cC:::l and uY'an:.L:.': Ctc.) enviit.nT-FCntal pollution-1 ]. susc~:~~til ~ai t-)°. F.aually diet_ Gna c;enc tic c ete, ~ni: _:.nts of ;.r.divicu(7 irlk orta:?t, e{f orls shculd t-e con'_; nu: d tc:..,arca rech:cin ; the risk of disea:,'e in E7S:o}:crs hy_ th,e deVf']oC:;'r`+.7;. Jf and of less }a:.ar<:ous cisarctL:cs acceptable to the consuwar.