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TOi: Mr. A. M. Palmer April 22, 1971 FROM: C Johnson V . . ~ SUBJECT: Semiannual Investigation e.constituted Tobaccos The reconstituted tobacco from cigarettes of our own and competitive brands manufactured in March, 1971, have been investigated for material content and construction. The only visible change noted since they were last investigated in August, 1970, is P. Lorillard no longer contains the inert silica like filler in their thick type reconstituted sheet. Listed below are the types of reconstituted tobacco currently being used: 1) Reynolds has one type made by the papermaking process. 2) American has one type made by the papermaking process. It has two colors--one dark and one light. 3) Lorillard has two types made by the papermaking process. One is approximately four times thicker than the other, and is darker in color. It does not contain the silica like filler which was present when it was last investigated. 4) L& M has one type and one color and it is made by the papermaking process. 5) Brown $, Williamson has two types, (a) the slurry type process. It is dark on one side andlight on the other. (b) the papermaking process sheet is light in color. 6) Philip Morris has only one type. It is the only company exclusively using a process other than papermaking. There was no visible evidence iniany of the reconstituted tobacco of any type fibers natural or synthetic, other than tobacco or any type of an inert filler. cc&-Dr. T. S. Osdene Mr. R. N!. Thomson O O Mr. Mr. F. J. E. D. Resnik Hind Mr. Mr. H. L. B. F. Merritt Meyer '~ Dr. F. Will, III Mr. A. Mi. Palmer ~ CrJ 0