Last updated: September 29, 2020
Key Terms
Ingredient
“Ingredient” means any product component, material used to manufacture such component, residual substance from agricultural practices, storage and processing and substances that can migrate from packing into the product.
The definition of “ingredient” is significant because the Minister of Health is authorized to issue regulations establishing information that manufacturers must submit to government, including information on product composition and ingredients.
Includes tobacco, components (e.g. paper, filter), including materials used to manufacture those components, additives, processing aids, residual substances found in tobacco (following storage and processing), and substances that migrate from the packaging material into the product (contaminants are not part of the ingredients). (FCTC Art. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines)
Composition
“Composition” means the content, arrangement or combination of substances included in the processing and manufacture of a tobacco product.
The definition of “composition” is significant because the Minister of Health is authorized to issue regulations on “product design and composition” and establishing information that manufacturers must submit to government, including information on product composition and ingredients.
Emission
“Emission” means any substance that is produced when a tobacco product is used.
The definition of “emission” is significant because the Minister of Health is authorized to regulate emissions and has issued maximum limits for nicotine and tar.
Constituent
“Constituent”, in relation to any tobacco product, means nicotine, tar and any other constituent of a tobacco product or of tobacco smoke which the Minister may by notice in the Gazette declare to be a constituent for the purposes of this Act.
The definition of "constituent" is significant because the law regulates nicotine and tar yields which, pursuant to the law, are constituents.
