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I would like to point out that in previous answers to questions 

 earlier, there was discussion about alcohol 



Mr. Waxman. That was mentioned in previous testimony and 

 that's a minute amount. Is that correct? 



Mr. SCHINDLER. Pardon me? 



Mr. Waxman. That's a minute amount. 



Mr. SCHINDLER. Yes. Minute. 



Mr. Waxman. Let me just ask the others, and I'm going to ask 

 you to submit this for the record, we would like to know each step 

 during the production process where you monitor for nicotine, the 

 nicotine or the alkaloids from the harvesting of the tobacco to the 

 cigarettes themselves, the level in cigarettes. We'd also like to 

 know whether there's a point in the manufacturing process where 

 nicotine which is lost due to processing is restored, if you would all 

 submit that for the record. 



Also, identify each of the manufacturing procedures utilized by 

 your company to adjust upwards, however incrementally, the nico- 

 tine level of your product. 



Then I would ask each of you this question. Other than through 

 blending or reconstitution, there are other methods that have been 

 described for changing nicotine levels, using tobacco extract with 

 nicotine or spraying on the tobacco or adding it to the filter or add- 

 ing it to the paper or designing the filter so more nicotine gets to 

 the smoker. I'd like to know which of these methods have you actu- 

 ally conducted research on and which of these methods are you ac- 

 tually using and which of these methods have you ever used in the 

 past. Perhaps you can respond to that question. 



We will ask you to submit that for the record, as well, rather 

 than go through that now. We think it's important. Now, I'm as- 

 suming, since no one is standing up and saying no, that you're all 

 going to cooperate and give us the answers to those points. Does 

 anybody disagree? 



Mr. Sandefur. Mr. Chairman, the explanation for the processing 

 and measuring nicotine that Mr. Schindler outlined that R.J. Reyn- 

 olds used is the same for my company. 



Mr. Waxman, Perhaps you can tell us that for the record in writ- 

 ing. That shouldn't be any difficulty for you to put down. Has RJR 

 done studies on how much nicotine is actually received by the 

 smoker? 



Mr. James Johnston. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I brought that to your 

 attention earlier. That is very limited information, but I think it 

 could be of value to this committee in understanding the predictive 

 value of the FTC. 



Mr. Waxman. Can you make that available to us? 



Mr. James Johnston. I would ask you if you would take that in- 

 formation. 



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