ArticleTobacco regulatory science2018
Cigarette Design Features: Effects on Emission Levels, User Perception, and Behavior.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cigarette filter ventilation, product appeal and regulatory options: a review of the influence of ventilation on consumers' sensory and risk perceptions.Tobacco control · 2026Pooled it
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- Variations in cigarette brand characteristics: can consumers tell the difference?Tobacco control · 2023Article
- Is perception reality? Associations among "light" cigarettes and number of cigarettes smoked per day.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- Carbonyl Yields in Cigars under Three Smoking Regimens Using a Linear Smoking Machine.Chemical research in toxicology · 2023Article
- Protecting public health and the environment: towards a general ban on cellulose acetate cigarette filters in the European Union.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Flavor Train: The Nature and Extent of Flavored Cigarettes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- Smokers' awareness of filter ventilation, and how they believe it affects them: findings from the ITC Four Country Survey.Tobacco control · 2021Article
- Smokers' support for the ban on sale of slim cigarettes in six European countries: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys.Open research Europe · 2021Article
- Aldehyde and Volatile Organic Compound Yields in Commercial Cigarette Mainstream Smoke Are Mutually Related and Depend on the Sugar and Humectant Content in Tobacco.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Article
- Free Radical and Nicotine Yields in Mainstream Smoke of Chinese Marketed Cigarettes: Variation with Smoking Regimens and Cigarette Brands.Chemical research in toxicology · 2020Article
- Assessing cigarette packaging and labelling policy effects on early adolescents: results from a discrete choice experiment.Tobacco control · 2020Article
- Characteristic Human Individual Puffing Profiles Can Generate More TNCO than ISO and Health Canada Regimes on Smoking Machine When the Same Brand Is Smoked.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Smokers Awareness and Risk Perceptions of Filter Ventilation.Tobacco regulatory science · 2020Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThis paper describes the effects of non-tobacco, physical cigarette design features on smoke emissions, product appeal, and smoking behaviors - 3 factors that determine smoker's exposure and related health risks.
methodsWe reviewed available evidence for the impact of filter ventilation, new filter types, and cigarettes dimensions on toxic emissions, smoker's perceptions, and behavior. For evidence sources we used scientific literature and websites providing product characteristics and marketing information.
resultsWhereas filter ventilation results in lower machine-generated emissions, it also leads to perceptions of lighter taste and relative safety in smokers who can unwittingly employ more intense smoking behavior to obtain the desired amount of nicotine and sensory appeal. Filter additives that modify smoke emissions can also modify sensory cues, resulting in changes in smoking behavior. Flavor capsules increase the cigarette's appeal and novelty, and lead to misperceptions of reduced harm. Slim cigarettes have lower yields of some smoke emissions, but smoking behavior can be more intense than with standard cigarettes.
conclusionsPhysical design features significantly impact machine-measured emission yields in cigarette smoke, product appeal, smoking behaviors, and exposures in smokers. The influence of current and emerging design features is important in understanding the effectiveness of regulatory actions to reduce smoking-related harm.
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