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TRANSLATION OF LETTER FROM PHIIiLIP' MOR'R'IS, FRA'NCEE c.c. Mr. Gai'sch Mr. Gembler Neuilly, 11 July 1985 Mr. M.,H. DOS REIS Iinstitut National de la Consommation 80 Rlre Lecourbe, 75732 PARIS Cedex 15 Dear Sir, We acknowledge receipt andlthank you for your letter of 27th June. 1985, which arrived only on the 8th July and after consulting with our Research.and Devel'opment experts at Neuchatel in Switzerllandl, we would wish to make the fotlowing comments: As far as we can judge, the analytical'analysiis of'our cigarettes MARLBOROland PMSL by the method ISO 3308 using the BORGWALDT RM20 CS machine is correct. This method i's used throughout the worldland has been accepted by the Ministry of Heallthiirr France based on analyses carried out at Laboratoire National d'Essai.s. Consequently, we are very surprised to note that you intend to use for the PMSL cigarettes a new test metho&based on studiles conducted' by Lynn KOSLOVSKI. Before considering certain technical elements of this method, we wish to draw your attention to the fact that a new method which is not accepted by the Ministry of Health, could only create confusion amongi the consumers. We aire convinced that this is not the goali or intention of your Institute as its mission and primary objective is the protection of consumers. As you know, when comparative tests of products are carriiediout, it iis essential to~apply identical criteria for all the tests. The choice of whichever parameter for certain products, in addfition to~ the standard parameters, would automatically lead to confusion. KOSLOVSKI in tfie., RWSSIEL in Erng;laindi and allso otfier scientists, have introduced the concept of compensation in relation to the absorption of nicotine contained in cigarette smoke. The phenomenon of compensation has often claimed but has never yet been proved in a scientifiic manner. Im effect, one ha~s been able to observe in tests that although the absorption of nicotine varies from one individual to another, taking into account many factors, the average absorption by indiviidualls increases as the standard delivery of the ciigarette increases but not in a totally linear manner.

t -2- .. The absorptiion, of nicotine by a smoker depends principatly on the very complex physiology of the absorption of nicot'fne, of the metabolism of the niicotiine and excretion, of nicotine and its metabol i'tes. The values on which these characteristics are based vary enormously from one individual to another and depends equally oni the physiological state of the smoker. The inflluence of mechanical characteristics on the absorption of the nicotine is of secondary importance. This is the~reason why the choice of non standa!rditests (KOSLOVSKI method) of the•- parameters of smoke willl not be understood by the consumer. Furthermore, each individual constituent of the smoke has ai specific absorption characteristic in each individual varies enormously from one constit'uent to another. For the reasons cited above, we must insist that you only publiish the results registered following the.standard method ISO 3308, the international method recognised by the French Government and also by the Laboratoire Natiionat d'Essais., We.should be happy to furnish any further, information which you may need. Yours sincerely, Alain FERNANDEZ Director General