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The role of cocoa as a cigarette additive: opportunities for product regulation.
Sokol, Natasha A; Kennedy, Ryan David; Connolly, Gregory N.
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  • Sokol NA; Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; nsokol@hsph.harvard.edu.
  • Kennedy RD; Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
  • Connolly GN; Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA;
Nicotine Tob Res ; 16(7): 984-91, 2014 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24610479
INTRODUCTION: The 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act prohibited the use of characterizing flavors in cigarettes; however, some of these flavors are still used in cigarettes at varying levels. We reviewed tobacco industry internal documents to investigate the role of one of these flavors, cocoa, with the objective of understanding its relationship to sensory and risk perception, promotion of dependence, and enhancement of attractiveness and acceptability. METHODS: We used the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library to identify documents relevant to our research questions. Initial search terms were generated following an examination of published literature on cocoa, other cigarette additives, and sensory and risk perception. Further research questions and search terms were generated based on review of documents generated from the initial search terms. RESULTS: Cocoa is widely applied to cigarettes and has been used by the tobacco industry as an additive since the early 20th century. Cocoa can alter the sensory properties of cigarette smoke, including by providing a more appealing taste and decreasing its harshness. The tobacco industry has experimented with manipulating cocoa levels as a means of achieving sensory properties that appeal to women and youth. CONCLUSIONS: Although cocoa is identified as a flavor on tobacco industry Web sites, it may serve other sensory purposes in cigarettes as well. Eliminating cocoa as an additive from tobacco products may affect tobacco product abuse liability by altering smokers' perceptions of product risk, and decreasing product appeal, especially among vulnerable populations.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cacao / Industria del Tabaco / Productos de Tabaco / Aromatizantes Idioma: En Revista: Nicotine Tob Res Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cacao / Industria del Tabaco / Productos de Tabaco / Aromatizantes Idioma: En Revista: Nicotine Tob Res Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido