Overview Of Responses To Regulatory Proposal For Reducing Fire Risks
From Cigarettes (December 2002)
1.0 Introduction
On December 2, 2002, Health Canada released a consultation paper on strategies
for reducing the fire risks from cigarettes. The consultation paper sought
stakeholder input on a proposed regulatory initiative for reducing the
ignition propensity (RIP) of cigarettes. In particular, Section 5 of the
paper posed the following three questions to stakeholders:
Question 5.1 - How can we be sure RIP cigarettes are not more toxic than
current cigarettes?
Question 5.2 - How can we be sure our efforts will not cause a false
sense of security among smokers?
Question 5.3 - What about other tobacco products such as tobacco sticks,
fine-cut tobacco (roll-your-own) or kreteks?
Forty-five responses were received from a variety of stakeholders including
fire-fighters and other public safety officials, tobacco manufacturers,
retailers and representatives of non-governmental organisations. The current
report provides an overview and analysis of these responses.
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