In the cigarette paper production process, with the continuous improvement of paper properties and appearance, chemical additive types and dosage both gradually increase. While improving paper properties, these additives may cause potential harm to human health:
Hazardous substances such as benzene organic solvents, photo initiators, and heavy metals may decompose and migrate to cigarettes during the storage of finished cigarettes, causing potential safety hazards. In order to avoid unnecessary harm to the human body by these hazardous chemical ingredients, cigarette manufacturers have been setting up more stringent limits and standards. The hazardous components of cigarette paper have gradually become the focus of cigarette researchers and consumers, as well as health and safety indicators on the paper product quality.
Product type | Serial number | Test items | Test standards |
Cigarette paper | 1 | Heavy metals | |
2 | Solvent residues | ||
3 | Formaldehyde | ||
4 | Phthalates | ||
5 | Pentachlorophenol | ||
6 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) | ||
7 | Specific aromatic amines | ||
8 | Diisopropyl naphthalene | ||
9 | Total migration of non-volatile compounds | ||
10 | Hexavalent chromium | ||
11 | D65 fluorescence intensity | ||
12 | Color fastness to saliva | ||
13 | Coliform + pathogenic bacteria | ||
14 | Tributyl phosphate | ||
15 | Peculiar smells | ||
Cigarette strips and wrapping paper | 1 | Solvent residues | |
2 | Formaldehyde | ||
3 | Phthalates | ||
4 | Specific aromatic amines | ||
5 | Photo initiators | ||
6 | D65 fluorescence intensity | ||
7 | Diisopropyl naphthalene | ||
Cigarette lining paper | 1 | Solvent residues | |
2 | D65 fluorescence intensity | ||
3 | Peculiar smells | ||
4 | Coliform + pathogenic bacteria | ||
5 | Formaldehyde | ||
6 | Phthalates | ||
7 | Pentachlorophenol | ||
8 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) | ||
9 | Specific aromatic amines | ||
10 | Diisopropyl naphthalene | ||
Water based cigarette glues | 1 | Formaldehyde | |
2 | Phthalates | ||
3 | Benzene, toluene, xylene | ||
Acrylic filament filter rods | 1 | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene | |
2 | Phthalates |