ISO 3550-1:1997
Cigarettes - Determination of loss of tobacco from the ends - Part 1: Method using a rotating cylindrical cage

Standard No.

ISO 3550-1:1997

Release Date

1997

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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ISO 3550-1:1997

Scope

This part of ISO 3550 specifies a method for the determination of loss of tobacco from cigarette ends using a rotating cylindrical cage. It applies mainly to cigarettes sampled on the manufacturing site, before or after packaging. NOTE — A method for the determination of loss of tobacco from the ends, using a cubic rotating box (sismelatophore), is described in ISO 3550-2.

ISO 3550-1:1997 history

• 1997 ISO 3550-1:1997 Cigarettes - Determination of loss of tobacco from the ends - Part 1: Method using a rotating cylindrical cage