Fire safe tobacco?

[Thrak]

Not sure if this is the right spot, but have you guys heard about FSC? Now that the FDA is in control of cigarettes, what do you think will happen?

http://www.firesafecigarettes.org/it...rettes/History

http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/art...cc4c002e0.html

What are the chances of this chemical being applied to cigar tobacco as well? Or is it already there??

[jledou]

I know my parents have both been complaining about them. But on cigarettes they are placing a paper on the inside to stop the burn where as cigars already will stop burning if you set them down.

[T.G]

It's not a tobacco treatment AFAIK, it's something in the paper tube, like an extra band.

[bobarian]

I believe fire safe cigarettes have been required in California for at least a couple of years.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by bobarian

I believe fire safe cigarettes have been required in California for at least a couple of years.

2005 or 2006 IIRC. CA was one of the first states to require them due to large numbers of minor brushfires being started by people flipping lit cigarettes out of car windows.

[jledou]

From what I know there is a piece of paper inserted every so often along the length of the cigarette that will resist burning unless you are "puffing" on it. The one bright side that my mother found was that they are not "wasting" cigarettes by forgetting about them and letting them burn away in the ashtray.