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Hi Doc- from Nathan:

Interesting article. But like many, it seems to confuse nicotine content with nicotine yield.

This quote specifically talks about content and the very low level proposed is within the scope of our SPECTRUM research cigarettes and our VLN cigarettes as used in our MRTP application.

“Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said the proposal involves efforts to reduce the current nicotine rate in cigarettes to a lower rate between 0.3 to 0.5 miligrammes (mg) for each grammes of tobacco being used in a cigarette.”

But this next quote is talking about yield per cigarette.

“Since 1 June 2015, nicotine content in cigarettes in Malaysia is set at a maximum of 1 mg, after it was lowered from 1.5 mg.”

A 1mg nicotine per cigarette yield is roughly equivalent to a 20 mg per gram tobacco nicotine content.

Still… good to see some other governments moving toward a nicotine reduction standard.