Key Terms
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Heated Tobacco Product
Term Not Defined
Analysis
For the purpose of this review, we will be using the term “HTP” when referring to a “heated tobacco product.”
Tobacco Product
Term Defined
Definition
“Tobacco” means a product made from the whole or part of the tobacco material processed in the form of cigarette, cigar, loose tobacco fiber, water pipe tobacco and other types.
Analysis
The definition of “tobacco product” is significant because it includes tobacco inserts. The definition of “tobacco product” includes “products made from the whole or part of the tobacco material” in the forms described and "other types." Tobacco inserts fall within this definition.
FCTC-Based Definition
Any product entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as a raw material which is manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing, or snuffing. (FCTC Art. 1(f))
