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I noticed that this article: /info/en/?search=List_of_cigarette_smoke_carcinogens only lists 33 known carcinogens, while "List_of_additives_in_cigarettes" states 69. Which one is it? All of the articles surrounding cigarette smoke seem to be very outdated, and the sources don't agree with each other. There's a big difference between 33 and 69 and it would be nice if someone could find a reputable source with a definitive figure.
Thoraxcorp ( talk) 22:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
I was wondering why cigarettes recently have been going out while being smoked. was something taken out of them, as an additive that kept them from going out? or was something added to them such as some sort of flame retardant? Please help me with this I have been researching this for a while now.
ddsurfsca Ddsurfsca 10:04, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Here is an interesting article on "fire-safe" cigarettes that might answer you question on why cigarettes go out while being smoked.
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=228784 ````tlc920 4/23/2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.83.176.4 ( talk) 15:52, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Now, I may be wrong on this, but I'm fairly sure Ammonia is not an approved additive to food, you know with being a carcinogen and all. Please clarify. -- George The Man 02:02, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
I drank some ammonia (with Senega) the other day. Its used for chest infections —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.255.133 ( talk) 11:54, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Ammonia is still used in food processing, and has been claimed to be useful for killing bacteria in "pink slime" (the product made from fatty slaughterhouse trimmings and mixed with ground beef). Reference: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all SciMathGuy ( talk) 15:52, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
There is a huge difference between cigarette additives and (mainstream) smoke consituents. The latter being the result of the combustion of the former. I am removing the merge tag. Popo le Chien 08:23, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Will someone please explain to me why the cigarette companies have to add up to 599 additives? how many chemicals can be used to enhance flavour? or whatever they are used for. 599 just seems way too much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.0.117.202 ( talk) 23:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Can someone please translate this article into english? Thanks. Drahcir my talk 02:51, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
so umm yeah, i'm pretty sure ciggerettes don't have Caffeine in them, i'm just saying- zak — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.7.138.16 ( talk) 15:23, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Why is there no link to an article listing brands of additive free cigarettes and why does Wikipedia not have such an article? I discovered a Wikipedia article on Natural American Spirit additive free cigarettes but no link to it from this article. And Wikipedia may have other such articles that are unknown to me. Isn't it likely that readers will come to this fine article that you have written looking for a list of additive free brands containing only tobacco and would want such an article? Thank you. rumjal 08:40, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
I just discovered an unlinked Wikipedia article on additive free Winston. There should be a link to the above. I am not sure if "additive free" means one hundred percent tobacco or not, but an article should discuss this. rumjal 08:56, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
I had a thing on my talk page about it. Maybe that we could delete Category:Cigarette additives and then make there have a redirect from the category.
~~EBE123~~ 21:27, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
I can't believe how much is in one cigarette. That is so gross!!! It is amazing how these chemicals were not tested when they were burned!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.233.24.200 ( talk) 22:00, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
This is a comprehensive list of all additives. It does not mean that all additives were in every cigaret. Furthermore, the list was compiled in 1994 and does not reflect current law on cigaret additives. Euonyman ( talk) 23:09, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Since ammonia is a gas ... Some knowledge of chemistry is really helpful. -- Shisha-Tom ( talk) 17:14, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Ammonia occurs naturally in tobacco during the curing process, especially the bale method of tobacco maturation for cigars and barrel fermentation for pipe tobacco. Sometimes it also used as a fumigant to rid harvested tobacco of pests, particularly tobacco worms and their eggs, which are nearly microscopic. Euonyman ( talk) 23:06, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
The list was prepared from documents almost two decades old. Everything pertaining to cigaret additives changed in 2009, when the federal government banned the sale of flavored cigarets. Euonyman ( talk) 22:46, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
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See this diff.
"at least 69 can cause cancer." This is true for some additives in cigarettes in some countries. Wikipedia always wants the international perspective.
Some American brands are sold in other nations. See: Marlboro (cigarette), and:
It looks like many of these chemicals are found in cigarettes outside the USA too. See:
-- Timeshifter ( talk) 04:07, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
References
Timeshifter, why have you put these images back, please? Your explanation makes no sense to me, and the images really do not belong in this particular article, as i pointed out in my summary. I'll not argue the point, if there is a good reason for their presence, but so far none has been offered.... In addition, not to nit-pick, but the additions about cigarettes elsewhere in the world are clearly misplaced, as well: The lead paragraph specifically states that the article applies, as documented, only to American manufactured cigarettes intended for distribution within the United States by the listed companies
, so anything about Marlboro overseas or other cigarettes outside the USA is irrelevant. Thank you.Happy days ~
Lindsay
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16:47, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Information should not be included in this encyclopedia solely because it is true or useful. A Wikipedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a summary of accepted knowledge regarding its subject, and that's why i removed the images and am continuing to argue for their removal. Perhaps i am exceptionally stupid, but i cannot for the life of me understand what you are saying they add within the bounds of WP's purpose and remit. And perhaps i am very poor at explaining, but that last is the point i have been trying to make. Happy days ~ Lindsay H ello 09:53, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
Lindsay. You wrote "the dangers are irrelevant". You quote WP:WPISNOT (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not): "a summary of accepted knowledge regarding its subject". The dangers of some of the additives is accepted knowledge regarding this subject. Same as in the article Composition of electronic cigarette aerosol. And it has a warning infographic from the CDC in the article: Commons: File:Electronic Cigarettes, What is the bottom line CDC (page 2 crop).jpg. I suggest you read WP:NOTCENSORED (Wikipedia is not censored). It is part of the same guideline that you quoted from: WP:WPISNOT. -- Timeshifter ( talk) 15:58, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
MrOllie. You deleted this reference: " 599 Ingredients That Can Be Found in Cigarettes." By Terry Martin. November 15, 2016.
See diff. I wrote in my edit summary before you reverted me: "Sources are listed at the end of the article. They are high-quality sources."
It seems you ignored that, and reverted me. Sources listed at the end of the article are high quality:
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2000 Surgeon General's Report Highlights: Tobacco Products.
2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Selling Tobacco Products in Retail Stores.
3. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - An Overview.
4. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. General & Brand Specific Ingredients. 2020.
5. National Cancer Institute. Harms of Cigarette Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting.
The article contains "The List of 599 Additives in Cigarettes (1994)". It gives the history of how that list came out.
The article also has this: "To date, 7,000 chemical compounds have been identified in cigarette smoke, including about 250 harmful and 69 carcinogenic chemicals." Reference #5 backs that up. That info is in the Wikipedia article too.
Next time please read and understand the edit summary. And please stop the edit warring. -- Timeshifter ( talk) 04:16, 15 July 2023 (UTC)