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F PROJECT NUMBER: 8101 PROJECT TITLE: Cigarette Testing Services Division SECTION LEADER: Joyce F. Stargardt PERIOD COVERED: September, 1987 I. MARKET ACTIVITY A. Objective: To monitor the introduction of new brands and brand modifications to existing brands and to report the domestic market activity =a monthly basis. B. Results- 1. New Brands Lorillard is test marketing Harley Davidson 85 cigarettes in Terre Haute, Indiana. This cigarette delivers 13 mg tar and 0.8 mg nicotine. This cigarette is packaged in a black pack with an embossed gold eagle. The name Harley Davidson was licensed~to Lorillard for this product entry. 2. Brand Modifications Brown & Williamson has increased the filter length (25 to 27 mm) and~tipping paper length (30 to 32 mm) of Belair 85 cigarettes. A lower tobacco weight (0.663'to 0.637 mg) resulted from this change. A larger fiber denier was noted (3.1 to 4.0). No changes were noted in smoke deliveries. R. J. Reynolds has lowered the ventilation (22 to 11%) of Vantage 85 cigarettes. An increase in tar (8 to 10 mg), nicotine (0.6 to 0.7 mg), and CO (11 to 13 mg) deliveries resulted from this change. Higher total RTD (109 to 148 mm of H2 0) and filter RTD (86 to 109 mm of H20) correlate with this cF~ange. II. ANALYTICAL METHODS DEVEIAPMENT AND SUPPORT A. Objective: To evaluate and recommend analytical methods and new technology in support of programs for R&D and manufacturing. B. Results: 1. Glycyrrhizic Acid The glycyrrhizic acidmethod has been used to determine the mono-ammonium glycyrrhizinate (MAG) concentration in sweetened cigarette tipping papers from Kimberly-Clark and Ecusta (0.4% and 1.0%, respectively)~. The MAG is added to nitrocelluliose andapplied to the tipping paper base sheet. The High Performance Liquid Chromatography procedure for determining glycyrrhizic acid in tobacco filler was applicable without any F I- F I I I I I I I I L N 6 C N ~ N •i~k (A L 86

I- I F F F I I I F I- I I- I- L L I L L 8101-2 modifications. These sweetened'cigarette papers are being used for Project Byzantium (R&D) and Project California (Manufac- turing). 2. Japan C.I. Renort The second Japan C.I. Report was issued in September. This report contained analytical data on 32 cigarette brands from Japan and summaries of tobacco utilization, critical defects, and subjective evaluations of these brands. This report will be issued on a quarterly basis in the future. 3. Paper Components of Japan Tobacco-Incorporated (JTI)~ Brands Fumarate has been identified as the paper component type for JTI cigarette papers. The fumarate is probably being added as a sodium or potassium salt. Levels of fumarate"in the papers 'of fourteen JTI brands ranged from 0.0-1.4%. A spool of Marlboro Lights cigarette paper obtained from JTI by C. Altizer also contained fumarate (0.8%). (Sodium and potassium analysis has been requested onithis paper.) Fumarate was quantitated as the methyl ester of fumaric acid using a modification of the gas chromatographic organic acids analysis described in R&D Method Number E-28A. Separation was achieved using a capillary column, and confirmation of peak identification was made by GC/MS. Full scale method development for fumaric acid is in progress. The methodology has also been set-up in CTSD for routine analysis of JTI papers. . 17 4. Tobacco Lot Analysis (TLA) The Tobacco Lot Analysis Project for QA was extended to includ'e cigarette design for the five 100% blend component cigarette models to be used by Quality Engineering. This resulted in overtime for the Materials Evaluation Laboratory to perform cigarette weight selection, firmness, oven volatiles, loose ends, sieves and circumference testing. These data were used by the Semiworks operations support group (J. Nguyen) to set cigarette specifications for Semiworks fabricatiomof TLA cigarettes. 87