Specific Concerns with Inhaling Pipe Tobacco Pipe tobacco presents unique risks when inhaled: Higher particulate matter: The coarser cut and aromatic additives create more particulates when burned Different chemical profile: Flavoring agents and humectants add compounds not found in cigarette tobacco Increased tar exposure: Some pipe tobaccos produce higher tar levels when combusted Respiratory irritation: The harshness indicates tissue inflammation, a precursor to disease According to FDA regulations, anyone who manufactures, modifies, mixes, fabricates, assembles, processes, labels, repacks, relabels, or imports tobacco products is considered a tobacco product manufacturer
That rule, like the proposed nicotine limits, made it through an OMB review but was never adopted
OSHA does not consider oral fluid collection hazardous
began filling its large, machine-made cigars with pipe tobacco