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Smoking Machine Test Inadequate and Confusing, But No Replacement a Decade Later
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This is part of an occasional series that recalls some of the stories reported 10 years ago in the News section of the Journal.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) machine-based cigarette test for determining the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide content of cigarettes should be banned and replaced with new testing methods because the test's results are misleading to consumers, the World Health Organization's Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) concluded at its inaugural meeting this past October.
A special ad hoc committee