02721nam a2200361Ia 4500 ebr10190685 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070808s2007 sz a sb 100 0 eng d 9241209453 9789241209458 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)648326783 RA1242.T6 S34 2007eb Scientific basis of tobacco product regulation [electronic resource] : report of a WHO study group. Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007. viii, 112 p. : ill. WHO technical report series ; 945 "The third meeting of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) was held in Kobe, Japan from 28-30 June 2006"-- p. 1. Includes bibliographical references. This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation at its third meeting, during which it reviewed four background papers specially commissioned for the meeting and which dealt, respectively, with the following four themes. 1) the contents and design features of tobacco products: their relationship to dependence potential and consumer appeal; 2) Candy-flavoured tobacco products: research needs and regulatory recommendations; 3) Biomarkers of tobacco exposure and of tobacco smoke-induced health effects; 4) Setting maximum limits of toxic constituents in cigarette smoke. The Study Group's recommendations in relation to each theme are set out at the end of the section dealing with that theme and overall recommendations are summarized at the end. The report is complemented by 2 Annexes containing reports and other documents arising from meetings of the WHO Scientific Advisory Committee on Tobacco Products Regulation (SACTob) and reports and other documents arising from meetings of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Products Regulation (TobReg). Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Smoking Health aspects. Tobacco Toxicology. Tobacco industry Law and legislation. Electronic books. local World Health Organization. WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (3rd : 2006 : K�obe-shi, Japan) ebrary, Inc. Technical report series (World Health Organization) ; 945. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10190685 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 147645 147645