简介:A major tool used by the tobacco industry is the additive
technology. More than 600 authorised additives are
used for several reasons for example to cover the ‘bad
taste’ of nicotine, increase in the delivery or for b简介:A major tool used by the tobacco industry is the additive
technology. More than 600 authorised additives are
used for several reasons for example to cover the ‘bad
taste’ of nicotine, increase in the delivery or for better
mouth feeling for the smoke.
Generally, the tobacco additives are screened for their
direct toxicity. However, the additional smoking of all
those compounds together brings increased exposure to
over 4000 chemicals, including toxic and highly toxic
compounds.
At this time only the manufacturer knows which
additives are used and in which brands. Not even the
responsible Government or the EU have this kind of
information. For this reason we have started to develop a
application for screening of additives in tobacco.详细>