Last updated: February 2, 2021
Disclosure Requirements
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes
Health Board
The law requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to submit to the Health Board a list of all ingredients, and quantities thereof, used in the manufacture of the tobacco product.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes.
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes
Health Board
The law requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to submit to the Health Board information regarding tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide emission levels and, where available, information on other emissions and their levels.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
Health Board
The law requires disclosed information to be published on the website of the Health Board.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.
