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"FIRE-SAFE" CIGARETTES (CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY) , TVTV 99119

BACKGROUND TSG REPORT - OCTOBER 29, 1987 TSG CONCLUSIONS "...IT IS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AND MAY BE COMMERCIALLY FEASIBLE...11 • IDENTIFIED FOUR CIGARETTE CHARACTERISTICS WHOSE VARIATION (TO EXTREME LIMITS) CAN REDUCE IGNITION PROPENSITY - EXPANDED TOBACCO - VERY LOW PAPER PERMEABILITY - CIRCUMFERENCE (21 MM VS. 25 MM) - (IN SOME CASES) REMOVAL OF CITRATE PAPER ADDITIVES • DIFFERENCES IN IP AMONG CURRENT COMMERCIAL CIGARETTES ARE UNIMPORTANT •"MOCK-UP" TEST NOT SUITABLE AS A STANDARD METHOD OF CIGARETTE IP MEASUREMENT • CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY LVTV 9STTS

BACKGROUND 1984 CIGARETTE SAFETY ACT • ESTABLISHED INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE • ESTABLISHED TECHNICAL STUDY GROUP (TSG) ON CIGARETTE AND LITTLE CIGAR FIRE SAFETY • STATUS REPORT TO CONGRESS WITHIN 12 MONTHS • FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS WITHIN 30 MONTHS (DUE APRIL, 1987) OBJECTIVE "...TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF DEVELOPING CIGARETTES AND LITTLE CIGARS THAT WILL HAVE A MINIMUM PROPENSITY TO IGNITE UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE OR MATTRESSES." VVIV 9STTS

BACKGROUND INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS (DEC. 1987) ESTABLISH STUDY GROUP TO: ~ DEVELOP STANDARD TEST METHOD • TEST LOW IP PROTOTYPES FOR CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY ~ MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS WITHIN TWO YEARS 8VTV 9SttS

STATUS (CONTINUED) B. PHASE 2 • NFO TEST (2 PACK IN-HOME) TSG-LIKE PROTOTYPE, INTERMEDIATE PROTOTYPES, CONTROL TSG-LIKE PROTOTYPE VERY DEFICIENT (%70+ = 25) INTERMEDIATE PROTOTYPES IMPROVED BUT STILL STRONGLY DEFICIENT (%70+ = 46-52) • NFO TEST (2 PACK IN-HOME) FOUR PROTOTYPES WITH IMPROVED ASH, PER PUFF DELIVERY STILL STRONGLY DEFICIENT (%70+ = 28-40 VS. 67) THREE OF FOUR BETTER THAN TSG-LIKE PROTOTYPE FOR SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS (ASH APPEARANCE, HARSHNESS, TASTE, AROMA, BURN RATE, AFTERTASTE) PROTOTYPE WITH 50% G13/30 CM/MIN PAPER AT PARITY (MEAN THERMOMETER) TO PREVIOUS PROTOTYPES WITH 25 OR 50% G13 WITH 5 CM/MIN PAPER 9SIV 9StTS

BACKGROUND INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN - CPSC U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATOR - FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH (HHS) , SVtV 9SttS

AGENDA , • BACKGROUND • LEGISLATION • RJRT OBJECTIVES • STATUS * PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT * TEST METHODOLOGY * OTHER IMPLICATIONS • CONCLUSIONS • NEXT STEPS ZvTv 95ZTS

RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS 1. CONTINUE ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF LOWEST IGNITION PROPENSITY PROTOTYPE REDUCE PER-PUFF DELIVERIES (EP PAPERS, AIR DILUTION/FILTRATION COMBINATIONS) IMPROVE ASH CHARACTERISTICS (PAPER BURN ADDITIVES) 2. CONTINUE ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE IGNITION PROPENSITY FOR ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS 1 PAPER PERMEABILITY G13 LEVEL PAPER BURN ADDITIVES CUT WIDTH 3. EXPLORE NOVEL CIGARETTE DESIGNS WHICH MAY REDUCE IGNITION PROPENSITY 4. RE.FINE ALTERNATE TEST METHODS 5. GUIDE WORK OF CORESTA TASK FORCE 6. AGGRESSIVELY WORK TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION 09TV 9STTS

BACKGROUND • FIRST LEGISLATION INITIATED IN 1979 - REP. JOE MOAKLEY (D-MA) FATAL FIRE IN HIS DISTRICT ATTRIBUTED TO CIGARETTE , ~ MOAKLEY JOINED BY ALAN CRANSTON (D-CA) AND JOHN HEINZ (R-PA) IN SENATE VERSION w HEARINGS FINALLY HELD IN 1983 • 1984 - CIGARETTE SAFETY ACT PASSED BY CONGRESS - P.L. 98-567 - SIGNED BY PRESIDENT ON OCTOBER 30, 1984 EVlV 9STT5

STATUS (CONTINUED) P. NFO TEST MAILED 8/22 - BASELINE STUDY - VERY LOW PERMEABILITY PAPER - CONVENTIONAL BLEND - N 50% IP 1~ INTERNAL TESTING - PAPER AND BLEND STUDIES - INTERNAL SENSORY TESTING LSTV 9STTS