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lth ' 8e 11 : 11 PMIP MOI2RYS U. S. A. I NTER-OFF:I CE CORRES 1'ONDENCE Richmond, Virginia F.2'5 TO: Dr. M. Bourlas DATE: October 6, 1988 FTR, R&D Neuchatela Switzerland FROM: R. H. Cox SUBJECT; FOLLOW-UP ON kWA SCIENTISTS MUTING Upon returning to Richmond from the META Scientists meeting last week, I have found that we do not have a formal image analysis procedure for determining cut width of fi],ler, This is still a research procedure and would depend a great deal on the equipment available. I havee attached a general saaaple preparation guideline that I obtained from K. Sanders but I d~ ~~IYP~TP ;* should be given to SASO. The specific legislation requiring an industry list in the US is the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of Public Law 98-474, Section 5(a). This Act requires manufacturers to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with a list of ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes annually beginning with December 31, 1986. This information is confidential, trade secret, and should not be promised to SASO. I have discussed document TK-1685 from H. Dymond with F. Daylor and he sees no problems with the Tables in this document. I have further requested J. Bickett, C. Krausse and F. Daylor to check again the final draft of the META response to SASO. The ~, response has been to include the present ISO standards f- -eterence in parenthesis, everywhere they exist, by the Gulf Stand:, '....., i.e. Gulf Standard.... (ISO No ?4YG). Let me know if I can provide further information. RHC/bjb r-11 On 0119AF ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ rv ~ r~