Tobacco product labeling system

Abstract

The disclosed invention relates to visual content indicators of a tobacco product. More specifically, the invention includes labeling systems that provide at least one visual indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using the systems, and tobacco products that display one or more visual indicators of content. The present invention generally relates to tobacco products, which have a reduced amount of nicotine and tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), and contain one or more nicotine substitutes. The use of these tobacco products to reduce the exposure of an individual to nicotine, as well as, facilitating tobacco-use cessation is disclosed.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This Application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of priority to PCT / US2004 / 029953, which designates that United States and was published in English, filed Sep. 13, 2004, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 509,042, filed Oct. 2, 2003; all of the above-referenced applications are hereby expressly incorporated by reference in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to visual indicators that denote the presence or content level of one or more substances found in a tobacco product. More specifically, tobacco product labeling systems that provide at least one visual content indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using these systems, and tobacco products that display one or more visual indicators of content are disclosed. The present invention generally relates to tobacco products, which have a reduced amount of nicotine and tobacco specific nitrosam...

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Benefits of technology

[0019] In a further embodiment, a cigarette is labeled with the reduced nicotine content indicator that denotes the presence of approximately 0.3 mg nicotine. The exact quantity of nicotine present and indicated in the cigarette or other tobacco product is not essential to the invention, so long as the content of nicotine in the reduced nicotine product is less than that present in the base nicotine product. An example of a reduced nicotine content indicator is two rings, two stripes, or two bars.

[0020] Another embodiment of the disclosed invention provides for a cigarette labeled with the essentially nicotine-free content indicator. In an aspect of this embodiment, the cigarette labeled with the essentially nicotine-free content indicator contains approximately 0.05 mg nicotine. The exact quantity of nicotine present and indicated in the cigarette or other tobacco product is not essential to the invention, so long as the content of nicotine in the essentially nicotine-free nicotine product approaches less than one third of that found in a product labeled with a reduced content indicator. An example of an essentially nicotine-free content indicator is three rings, three stripes, or three bars.

[0021] Aspects of the invention include a tobacco product comprising a modified tobacco that has less nicotine than a tobacco of the same variety and a nicotine substitute comprising Cytisine. In some embodiments, the tobacco is a genetically modified tobacco, which may be, for example, a Virginia Flue tobacco, an Oriental tobacco, or a Burley tobacco. In some embodiments the modified tobacco comprises 0.6 mg of nicot

Problems solved by technology

One drawback of these labeling systems is that they can be very complicated and thus make it difficult for a tobacco user to decipher.

The factors involved with the habitual use of the delivery system are hereinafter referred to as “secondary factors of addiction.” In addition to the fact that conventional NRT does little to quell the secondary factors of addiction, NRT has had only limited success in enabling people to quit tobacco use.

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