Analysis of nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, total particulate matter, water, benzo[a]pyrene, and humectants in cigarettes and bidis from India and Myanmar.

ABSTRACT: Tobacco use poses a major public health challenge in the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region, where it contributes to approximately 2.3 million deaths each year. In 2020 alone, tobacco smoking was responsible for around 1.6 million of these deaths. The region faces a dual burden of high prevalence of both smoking and smokeless tobacco use, underscoring the urgent need for strengthened tobacco control measures. The toxic substances found in the emissions of smoked tobacco products are inadequately researched. This study presents primary scientific information on levels of nicotine, water, and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in mainstream smoke deliveries from popular cigarettes from India and Myanmar, and bidis from India; additionally, flavours and humectants were tested in fillers. Gl

SUBMITTER: Sharma P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12913643 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature