Last updated: July 31, 2024
Regulated Contents in Cigarettes
Are contents and/or ingredients of cigarettes regulated?
Health Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits placing on the market: 1) tobacco products that contain certain additives (Art. 12) and 2) cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, and heated tobacco products that contain a characterizing flavor (Art. 11).
Are cigarette emissions regulated?
Health Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act sets the maximum emission levels from cigarettes at no greater than: 10 mg of tar per cigarette; 1 mg of nicotine per cigarette; and 10 mg of carbon monoxide per cigarette.
Sugars and sweeteners (other than those added to replace sugars lost during the curing process)
Examples of sugars and sweeteners include: glucose, molasses, honey and sorbitol.
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes with a "characterising flavour." The use of sugars and sweeteners to create a "characterizing flavor" is therefore prohibited and the regulatory status code "Banned" is given.
The law notes that it allows for the addition of sugar to replace sugar lost during the manufacturing process.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it regulates ingredients used to increase palatability such as sugars and sweeteners in cigarettes.
Menthol, mint or spearmint (including analogues and derivatives)
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes with a "characterising flavour."
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it regulates ingredients used to increase palatability such as menthol, mint, or spearmint in cigarettes.
Spices and herbs (excluding mint)
Examples include: cinnamon and ginger.
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes with a "characterising flavour." Therefore, spices and herbs (excluding mint) that produce a characterizing flavor are prohibited.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it regulates ingredients used to increase palatability such as spices and herbs (excluding mint) in cigarettes.
Other flavorings (not covered above)
Includes fruit flavorings. Examples of flavoring substances include benzaldehyde, maltol and vanillin.
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes with a "characterising flavour." Therefore, other flavorings (in addition to those listed above) that product a characterizing flavor in cigarettes are prohibited.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it regulates ingredients used to increase palatability such as other flavorings (in addition to those listed above) in cigarettes.
Ingredients that facilitate nicotine uptake
Examples include: ammonia.
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes containing "additives that facilitate inhalation or increase nicotine uptake."
The law furthers FCTC Arts. 5.2 and 9 in that it regulates ingredients in cigarettes that facilitate nicotine uptake, such as ammonia.
Ingredients which may create an impression of health benefits
Examples include: vitamins, such as vitamin C and vitamin E, fruit and vegetables (and products resulting from their processing such as fruit juices), amino acids, such as cysteine and tryptophan, and essential fatty acids such as omega-3 and omega-6.
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes containing "vitamins or other additives that create the impression that a tobacco product has a health benefit or presents reduced health risks."
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that the law prohibits the use of ingredients in cigarettes that may create an impression of health benefits.
Ingredients associated with energy and vitality
Examples include: caffeine, guarana, taurine and glucuronolactone.
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the placing on the market of cigarettes containing "caffeine or taurine or other additives and stimulant compounds associated with energy and vitality."
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that the law prohibits the use of ingredients in cigarettes that are associated with energy and vitality.
Additives that have coloring properties for emissions
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes containing additives having coloring properties for emissions.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that the law regulates ingredients that have coloring properties.
Additives that have CMR properties in unburnt form
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes containing "additives that have CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic properties) properties in unburnt form."
Aromatic substances in any cigarette components such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of the smell or taste
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes containing "aromatic substances in any of their components such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of the smell or taste of the tobacco products concerned or their smoke intensity. Filters, papers and capsules shall not contain tobacco or nicotine."
Additives in quantities that increase the toxic or addictive effect, or the CMR properties
The Restrictions on Use of Tobacco Products Act prohibits the import and placing on the market of cigarettes containing "additives in quantities that increase the toxic or addictive effect, or the carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) properties of a tobacco product at the stage of consumption to a significant or measurable degree."
