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12.8 Construction of cigarettes and cigarette filters
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Relevant news and research: Construction of cigarettes and cigarette filters

East, K., Taylor, E. V., McNeill, A., Gravely, S., Bunce, L. and Cheeseman, H. (2025). Banning cigarette filters in the United Kingdom: Time to correct misperceptions of harms. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41089041


Gravely, S., Cummings, K. M., East, K. A., Roberts, M. E., Freitas-Lemos, R., Kock, L., Liber, A. C., Kyriakos, C. N., Seidenberg, A. B., Fong, G. T. and Novotny, T. E. (2025). Tackling the "filter fraud": a call for policy action to address environmental and health harms caused by cigarette filters. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41091841


Polston, P. A., Quah, A. C. K., Fong, G. T. and O'Connor, R. J. (2025). Association of cigarette design features with smoker characteristics and risk beliefs: Cross-sectional findings from the 2019 ITC France Survey. Tob Prev Cessat. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41048876


Rees, V. W., Hatsukami, D. and Talhout, R. (2025). Cigarette filter ventilation, product appeal and regulatory options: a review of the influence of ventilation on consumers' sensory and risk perceptions. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39900488


Soltani, M., Shahsavani, A., Hopke, P. K., Bakhtiarvand, N. A., Abtahi, M., Rahmatinia, M. and Kermani, M. (2025). Investigating the inflammatory effect of microplastics in cigarette butts on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Sci Rep, 1, 458. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39747550


Winnall, W. R., Haynes, A., Klerx, W., Bakker-'t Hart, I. M. E., Versluis, C., Leijten, N. M., Brennan, E., Talhout, R. and Wakefield, M. A. (2024). The Effects of Filter Ventilation and Expanded Tobacco on the Tar, Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide Yields from Cigarettes Sold in Australia. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 1. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39857503


Earlier news and research

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