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part of the tobacco filler in a cigarette, and comprise approximately 

 25% of the blend in a cigarette, the actual percentage varying by brand 

 and type. 



During our Inspections of these facilities, we were able to see 

 manufacturing records of the controls used in producing these 

 reconstituted tobacco products. These were used to track moisture 

 content (a critical factor in the production process), and the use of the 

 identifiable non-tobacco materials. We did not observe any 

 manufacturing controls in reconstituted tobacco production for 

 nicotine content. 



Another of the facilities, the Flavor Center prepared the flavor 

 concentrates for application to tobacco just prior to cigarette making. 

 I understand that there are as many as 100 substances that are 

 blended to formulate flavors for different brands and types of 

 cigarettes. We did not see the specific names or specifications for 

 these flavoring substances, but were informed that none contained 

 nicotine, except for the flavor carrier, which is denatured alcohol. 

 The alcohol is denatured with nicotine sulfate, which is the only 

 denaturing agent approved by BATF for sprays used in the processing 

 of tobacco.(see 27CFR21.38) The amount of nicoUne added to a 

 cigarette by this use in spraying flavors on tobacco is calculated to be 

 .0011 millligrams per cigarette, or approximately one part per ten 

 thousand of the nominal 15 milligrams of nicotine in one cigarette. 



