Philip Morris USA reports certain types of cigarette product information to various state and federal agencies.
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Since 1986, PM USA has annually provided the HHS with a list of ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes sold in the U.S.
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PM USA submits to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) certain information, including confidential company sales and advertising and promotional expenditures.
Historically, PM USA submitted to the FTC information regarding certain cigarette design features and cigarette tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide smoke yields determined according to a standardized test method - the Cambridge Filter Method. In March 1966, the FTC announced that it would permit statements of tar and nicotine yields if such statements were based on the results of a standardized test method - the Cambridge Filter Method. Three years later, the FTC proposed a trade regulation rule requiring the disclosure of tar and nicotine yields in cigarette advertisements. PM USA, along with other cigarette manufacturers, responded by agreeing to disclose average tar and nicotine yields as measured by the Cambridge Filter Method in cigarette advertising - and continued to do so for nearly 40 years. On November 26, 2008, however, the FTC rescinded its 1966 guidance. In support of its decision, the FTC stated that, "there is now a consensus among the public health and scientific communities that the Cambridge Filter Method is sufficiently flawed that statements of tar and nicotine yields as measured by that method are not likely to help consumers make informed decisions." Read the
FTC's Rescission of Guidance. As a result of the FTC's rescission of guidance, PM USA has removed tar and nicotine yields, as measured by the Cambridge Filter Method, from this website and its advertising and other consumer communications. In addition, public health authorities have concluded that machine test methods are not an accurate way of determining the amount of tar or nicotine a smoker may inhale.
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By June 22, 2010, PM USA must submit all ingredients for each tobacco product by brand and sub-brand.
Since 1997, PM USA has annually reported to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts information regarding nicotine in cigarettes and cigarette smoke.
Since 1999, PM USA has annually reported information to the State of Minnesota regarding the presence of certain designated substances in tobacco and tobacco smoke.
Since 1999, PM USA has annually reported to the State of Texas product ingredient information as well as information regarding nicotine in cigarettes and cigarette smoke.
