Last updated: May 15, 2020
Key Terms
Ingredient
“Ingredients" means the substances added during the manufacturing process or from agricultural practices.
The definition of "ingredients" is significant because the law
authorizes the Minister of Health to regulate the ingredients of tobacco
products.
Includes tobacco, components (e.g. paper, filter), including materials used to manufacture those components, additives, processing aids, residual substances found in tobacco (following storage and processing), and substances that migrate from the packaging material into the product (contaminants are not part of the ingredients). (FCTC Art. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines)
Emissions
"Emission" means any substance or combination of substances that is produced when a tobacco product is lighted, produced, processed or used.
The definition of “emission” is significant because the law authorizes the Minister of Health to regulate the emissions of tobacco products.
Harmful Constituent
"Harmful constituent" means nicotine, tar and any other constituent of a tobacco product smoke which the Minister may by notice in the gazette prescribe to be harmful constituent for purpose of this Act.
The definition of “harmful constituent” is significant because the law requires tobacco product packages to bear statements regarding the tar, nicotine and other constituents as may be prescribed.
