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PHILIP MORRIS 



COMPANIESINC. 



THE COLORADO BUILDING, 1341 G STREET. N W . SUITE 900. WASHINGTON. DC 2000S 

 TELEPHONE (202) 637-1500 FAX (202) 937-1505. 6 



PHILIP MORRIS STATEMENT ON NICOTINE IN CIGARETTES 



Philip Morris does nothing in the processing of tobacco or the 

 manufacture of cigarettes that increases the nicotine in our products above 

 what is naturally found in tobacco. In fact, our manufacturing process results 

 in less nicotine in the cigarettes we make than exists in the raw, 

 unprocessed tobacco that enters the process. There is no replacement of 

 the lost nicotine. 



All cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris contain some 

 reconstituted tobacco. The production of reconstituted tobacco utilizes 

 tobacco stems and small pieces of the leaf in what is essentially a paper 

 making process. Large quantities of water are added to the stem and leaf 

 material to create a pulp. The water soluble materials in tobacco, including 

 nicotine, are dissolved in the water during this step. The water containing 

 the solubles is then recombined with the fiber sheet. No nicotine 

 whatsoever not found in the original tobacco is introduced in the production 

 of reconstituted tobacco. Indeed, reconstituted tobacco sheet produced by 

 Philip Morris contains approximately 20 to 25% less nicotine than the 

 stems and leaf fragments that are used in the process. 



