Tests are available for various types of tobacco including cigars, Roll-Your-Own (RYO) and smokeless tobacco.
A separate set of tests are available to comply with ANVISA regulations. All compounds on the draft FDA Hazardous or Potentially Hazardous Compounds (HPHC) list can also be tested.
| Name of test | What we test |
|---|---|
| ammonia | ammonia |
| benzo[a]pyrene | benzo[a]pyrene |
| eugenol | eugenol |
| flavours | upon request |
| humectants | glycerol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol |
| menthol | menthol |
| mercury | mercury (hg) |
| metals | arsenic (as), cadmium (cd), chromium (cr), lead (pb), nickel (ni), selenium (se) |
| moisture | moisture |
| nicotine content (crm62) | nicotine content (crm62) |
| nicotine and individual alkaloids | nicotine, nornicotine, anabasine, anatabine, myosmine (gc / ms) |
| nicotine and total alkaloids | nicotine, nornicotine, anabasine, anatabine, myosmine (summed) (cfa) (iso 15152) |
| nitrate | nitrate |
| nitrite | nitrite |
| n,n-nitrosodimethylamine (ndma) | n,n-nitrosodimethylamine (ndma) |
| ph | ph |
| reducing substances | as per iso 15153 (equivalence crm37) |
| sodium propionate | sodium propionate |
| sorbic acid | sorbic acid |
| tobacco filling density | tobacco filling density |
| tobacco specific nitrosamines (tsnas) | 4-(n-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (nnk), n-nitrosonornicotine (nnn), n-nitrosoanabasine (nab), n-nitrosoanatabine (nat) |
| triacetin | triacetin |
| Name of test | What we test |
|---|---|
| Benzo[a]pyrene | Benzo[a]pyrene |
| Metals | Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) |
| Nitrite | Nitrite |
| Volatile nitrosamines | N,N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) |
| Tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) |