What is the chemical in FSC cigarettes?

Answer 1

Here is NFPA's answer:

More and more states are passing fire-safe cigarette legislation (22 to date). The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes, organized by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is calling for manufacturers to produce and market only cigarettes that adhere to an established fire safety performance standard, and is working to see that this standard is required in every state in the country.

A fire-safe cigarette has a reduced propensity to burn when left unattended. The most common fire-safe technology used by cigarette manufacturers is to wrap cigarettes with two or three thin bands of less-porous paper that act as "speed bumps" to slow down a burning cigarette. If a fire-safe cigarette is left unattended, the burning tobacco will reach one of these speed bumps and self-extinguish. There is no evidence that reduced ignition propensity cigarettes are any more harmful to health.

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The new fire-safe paper. This paper is constructed by gluing two or three thin bands of less-porous paper together with an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion based adhesive(carpet glue).

Article about side-effects:

Are the new FSC fire-safe cigarettes making smokers sicker than ever?

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There is plenty of evidence that FSC cigarettes are more harmful to your health. NFPA coordinated The Coalition for Fire Safe Cigarettes.

FSC or fire safe cigarette laws were passed state by state using deception and misinformation. Fires have actually increased for smokers in New York, the first state to pass the law.

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Answer 2

FSC or fire safe cigarette laws were passed state by state using deception and misinformation. FSC cigarettes greatly increase the health risks for smokers. Fires have actually increased for smokers in New York, the first state to pass the law.

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Answer 3

FSC stands for "fire standards compliant." They are more commonly known by the misnomer "fire safe cigarette."

FSC or fire safe cigarette laws were passed state by state using deception and misinformation. FSC cigarettes greatly increase the health risks for smokers. Fires have actually increased for smokers in New York, the first state to pass the law.

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Answer 4

Fire Safe Cigarette