§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the table recently published by his Department of the carbon monoxide yields of different brands of cigarettes.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information requested is as follows: 289W
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TAR, CARBON MONOXIDE AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES As determined by the Government chemist for samples obtained during the period August 1981 to January 1982: Low Tar Tar Yield Brand mg/cig Carbon Monoxide Yield mg/cig Nicotine Yield mg/cig Under 4 Under Under Embassy Ultra Mild King Size 3 0.3 John Player King Size Ultra Mild 3 0.3 Silk Cut King Size Ultra Low 3 0.3 Silk Cut King Size Ultra Mild with Substitute 3 0.5 Under 6 Silk Cut King Size Extra Mild 6 0.7 Under 7 Silk Cut King Size with Substitute 8 0.7 Under 8 Barclay King Size 8 0.7 Cartier International Luxury Mild 9 0.8 Kent King Size 9 0.7 Merit Extra Mild 9 0.8 Peter Stuyvesant Extra Mild King Size 7 0.9 Under 9 Benson and Hedges Sovereign Mild King Size 12 0.9 Berkeley King Size Extra Mild 9 0.9 Consulate No. 2 8 0.7 Dunhill King Size Superior Mild 8 0.8 Embassy Extra Mild 10 0.7 Embassy Number 1 Extra Mild 10 0.8 Embassy Number 5 Extra Mild 10 0.7 John Player King Size Extra Mild 9 1.0 John Player Vanguard King Size 13 1.0 Lambert & Butler Special Mild King Size 10 0.8 Silk Cut 10 0.9 Silk Cut King Size 10 0.9 State Express 555 Special Mild King Size 10 0.9 Under 10 Belair Menthol Kings 14 0.7 Consulate Menthol 10 0.9 Dunhill International Superior Mild 9 1.0 Peer Special King Size Extra Mild (with Cytrel) 14 0.9 Peter Stuyvesant Luxury Length Extra Mild 10 1.0 Player's No. 6 Extra Mild 11 0.7 Silk Cut International 14 0.9 Silk Cut Number 3 9 0.8 Silk Cut Number 5 10 0.7 Low to Middle Tar Under 11 Gauloises Filter Mild 17 0.6 Gauloises Longues Caporal Filter 17 0.6 Gitanes International 15 1.0 Under 12 Du Maurier King Size 12 1.1 Gauloises Caporal Filter 16 0.6 Player's No. 10 Extra Mild Filter Virginia 12 0.8 Under 13 Gauloises Disque Bleu Caporal Filter 17 0.7 Gitanes Caporal Filter 17 0.7 John Player Carlton Long Size 11 1.3 John Player Carlton Premium 11 1.2 St. Moritz Luxury Length Menthol 15 1.1 Under 14 Benson & Hedges Sterling King Size 15 1.3 Kensitas Club Mild King Size 12 1.2 Kensitas Mild King Size 12 1.2 Peter Stuyvesant King Size 14 1.3 Peter Stuyvesant Luxury Length 15 1.4 State Express Medium Mild King Size 13 1.2 Under 15 291W
Low Tar Tar Yield Brand mg/cig Carbon Monoxide Yield mg/cig Nicotine Yield mg/cig Benson & Hedges Sovereign King Size 15 1.2 Benson & Hedges Sovereign Mild 10 1.1 Camel Filter Tip 14 1.1 Carrolls Number 1 King Size 16 1.3 Dunhill International Menthol 15 1.2 Dunhill King Size 14 1.2 Kensitas Club Mild 13 1.2 L and M Filter Dox 14 1.2 Marlboro 100's 13 1.4 More Filter 120s 16 1.3 More Menthol Filter 120s 16 1.3 Park Drive Tipped King Size 15 1.3 Peer Special King Size Mild (with Cytrel) 13 1.5 Piccadilly King Size 14 1.2 Piccadilly No. 7 13 1.1 Senior Service Cadets King Size 15 1.2 Three Castles Filter 16 1.1 United Filter Virginia 15 1.1 Winston King Size 14 1.2 Under 16 Benson & Hedges Academy International 13 1.6 Carrolls Number 1 Virginia 16 1.2 Chesterfield King Size Filter 14 1.3 Dunhill International 15 1.5 Embassy King Size 16 1.3 Embassy Number 3 Standard Size 17 1.3 Embassy Regal 16 1.3 Fribourg and Treyer No. 1 Filter De Luxe 19 1.3 John Player Special International 15 1.4 Kent De Luxe Length 13 1.3 Lark Filter Tip 13 1.3 Marlboro King Size 15 1.3 Pall Mall Filter Tipped 14 1.6 Philip Morris International 15 1.4 Rothmans International 15 1.6 Middle Tar Under 17 Benson & Hedges Gold Bond King Size 16 1.4 Benson & Hedges Special Filter King Size 17 1.5 Benson & Hedges Supreme International 13 1.7 Du Maurier 17 1.3 Embassy Filter 17 1.4 Embassy Number 1 King Size 16 1.4 Gold Leaf Filter Virginia 17 1.4 Guards 16 1.3 John Player King Size 18 1.4 Kensitas Club King Size 17 1.3 Kensitas Corsair Filter Virginia 14 1.2 Kensitas Filter Virginia King Size 17 1.4 Lambert & Butler King Size 17 1.4 Lucky Strike King Size Filter 16 1.3 MS Filter King Size 15 1.2 Piccadilly Filter De Luxe 14 1.4 Player's Medium Navy Cut Filter 17 1.4 Player's No. 6 King Size 17 1.4 Player's No. 10 Filter Virginia 15 1.2 Player's Weights Finest Virginia (P) 11 1.1 Regal King Size 17 1.4 Rothmans King Size Filter 15 1.5 Slim Kings Special Virginia Filter 17 1.3 State Express 555 Selected Virginia (P) 11 1.2 State Express Filter Kings 16 1.3 Under 18 Benson & Hedges Gold Bond Filter 16 1.4 Benson & Hedges Sovereign Filter 14 1.3 Embassy Gold 14 1.3 Embassy Virginia (P) 11 1.3 Imperial International Filter Virginia 17 1.5 John Player Special King Size 19 1.4
Law Tar Tar Yield Brand mg/cig Carbon Monoxide Yield mg/cig Nicotine Yield mg/cig Lambert & Butler International Size 17 1.4 Major Virginia Filter Extra Size 17 1.2 Park Drive Special Virginia (P) 12 1.5 Piccadilly Number One (P) 11 1.5 Player's Medium Navy Cut (P) 11 1.4 Player's No. 6 Filter Virginia 18 1.4 Player's No. 6 Finest Virginia (P) 11 1.1 Rothmans Royals 120s 15 1.8 Silva-Thins Filter 100's 18 1.5 Woodbine Filter Virginia 14 1.4 Under 19 Capstan Medium (P) 11 1.3 Gallaher's De Luxe Green (P) 11 1.5 Gold Hake (P) 11 1.3 Kensitas Club Filter Virginia 16 1.4 Kensitas Fine Virginia (P) 11 1.5 Senior Service Fine Virginia (P) 11 1.5 Woodbine Virginia (P) 10 1.5 Under 20 London King Size 17 1.9 Royal Standard King Size 16 1.6 'Sweet Afton' Virginia (P) 11 1.7 Under 22 Gitanes Caporal (P) 17 1.3 Middle to High Tar Under 24 Gallaher's De Luxe Blue (P) 15 2.0 Gauloises Caporal (P) 19 1.3 Under 26 Capstan Full Strength (P) 14 2.6 New brands recently introduced but not yet analysed by the Government Chemist for a period of 6 months. Estimates by the manufacturers of yields for these brands are as follows: Carbon Monoxide Y i e l d Nicotine Y i e l d Tar Yield Brand mg/cig mg/cig mg/cig Under 6 Philip Morris Super Lights 6 0.5 Under 9 Craven 'A' Luxury Length Special Mild 9 0.9 Under 14 Craven 'A' Luxury Length 16 1.4 Under 15 Sobranie Virginia Blend 13 1.4 Under 18 Fine 120 Super Length 17 1.6 Notes:
1. (P) indicates plain cigarettes. All other brands have filters.
2. As 'tar' is regarded as a greater danger to health than carbon monoxide or nicotine, the brands are listed in 'tar' yield order. Brands with the same figure for 'tar' yield are listed in alphabetical order. The 'tar' groups are LOW TAR (0–10 mg/cig), LOW TO MIDDLE TAR (11–16 mg/cig) MIDDLE TAR (17–22 mg/cig), MIDDLE TO HIGH TAR (22–28 mg/cig), and HIGH TAR (29 and over mg/cig).
3. 'Tar' yield groups shown on cigarette packets and in brand advertisements may be for current production and could differ from those given in this table.
4. Differences between brands of up to 2mg of 'tar' and of carbon monoxide can generally be ignored.