Reaffirmed 2023

1. SCOPE

This standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for cigarette filters.

2. REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of these standards:

4905 : 1968 Methods for random sampling

12942 : 2008/ISO 8243 : 2006 Cigarettes — Sampling (second revision)

15795 : 2008/ISO 2971 : 1998 Cigarette and filter rods — Determination of nominal diameter — Method using laser beam measuring apparatus

16121 : 2013/ISO 3402 : 1999 Tobacco and tobacco products — Atmosphere for conditioning and testing

16222 : 2014/ISO 3308 : 2000 Routine analytical cigarette-smoking machine — Definitions and standard conditions

16023 : 2012/ISO 4387 : 2000 Cigarettes — Determination of total and nicotine-free dry particulate matter using a routine analytical smoking machine

16133 : 2015/ISO 3401 : 1991 Cigarettes - Determination of alkaloid retention of filters - Spectrometric method