Effects of Product Format on Nicotine and TSNA Extraction ...
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Effects of Product Format on Nicotine and TSNA
Extraction from Snus Pouches
Nathan Gale, Graham Errington and Kevin McAdam
Group Research & Development, British American Tobacco, Southampton, UK
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67th Tobacco Science Research Conference, Williamsburg, VA, 15-18 September 2013
Introduction
� Background and Objective
� Methods- Approach for estimating exposure
- Study design
- Study protocol
- Chemical & statistical analysis
� Results- Mass and percentage extracted
- Effects on extraction of nicotine, NNN and NNK
- Comparison with literature
� Summary
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Background and Objective
Understanding Exposure
� Understanding quantity of constituents extracted during snus use is an important step in estimating exposure
- STPs, NNN and NNK identified as Group 1 carcinogens by IARC
- Nicotine, NNN and NNK feature on FDA HPHC list
� A number of factors are likely to affect extraction- Product format, human use behaviours, constituents
� Our previous studies of pouched snus have concentrated on a single product
- To allow evaluation of effects of human and constituent factors on extraction
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Methods
Approach for Estimating Exposure
� Constituent levels in used snus portions compared with levels in unused portions
� Amount and extent of extraction calculated:
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Amount Extracted = Quantity in Unused Snus – Quantity in Used Snus
% Extracted = (Amount Extracted / Quantity in Unused Snus)*100
Methods
Study Design
� Study designed to assess effects of pouch mass (3 levels), moisture content (2 levels) and flavour (3 levels) on extraction
- Balanced incomplete block design
� 18 test pieces manufactured specifically for this study- No effect of flavour level on nicotine, NNN or NNK extraction, therefore data
for products with same pouch size and moisture content combined here
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ProductPouch mass
(g ± tolerance)Moisture content(% ± tolerance)
Product ‘style’
1 0.5 ± 0.05 52 ± 2 Brown
2 1.0 ± 0.10 52 ± 2 Brown
3 1.5 ± 0.15 52 ± 2 Brown
4 0.5 ± 0.05 45 ± 2 White
5 1.0 ± 0.10 45 ± 2 White
6 1.3 ± 0.13 45 ± 2 White
Methods
Study Protocol
� Central Location study in Stockholm, Sweden
� 18 male snus users aged 19-65 completed the study- Each volunteer provided informed consent and was reimbursed for time
and travel
� Controlled intake before and during study- No food or tobacco product consumption 1 hour prior to attendance
- No food or drink during session, other than option of water between samples
- Snus pouch held in mouth by subjects for 60 minutes1
� Control (unused) pouches taken from same tin as test sample at same time
� Post-use, snus samples transported frozen in individual glass vials
61 Digard, H., Errington, G., Richter, A. and McAdam, K. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2009 11:1175-1181
Methods
Chemical and Statistical Analysis
� Validated multi-analyte extraction method1 used to examine multiple constituents from same snus pouch
- Each pouch extracted in methanol and centrifuged
- Aliquot analysed for nicotine by GC-MS
- Second aliquot analysed for TSNAs by LC-MS/MS
� Extraction values calculated for each pair of pouches- General Linear Model used to assess effects of pouch mass and moisture
content
71 Digard, H., Gale, N., Errington, G., Peters, N. and McAdam, K. Chemistry Central Journal 2013 7:55
Results
Mass Extracted
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Meanpouchmass
(g ± SD)
Meanmoisturecontent(% ± SD)
Meannicotine
extracted(mg ± SD)
MeanNNN
extracted(ng ± SD)
MeanNNK
extracted(ng ± SD)
0.5 ± 0.03 55 ± 1.6 1.5 ± 0.6 91.6 ± 30.5 29.7 ± 9.7
1.0 ± 0.03 55 ± 0.9 2.6 ± 0.8 160.2 ± 42.3 50.9 ± 13.3
1.5 ± 0.04 54 ± 0.5 3.7 ± 1.2 226.2 ± 67.1 74.2 ± 20.7
0.5 ± 0.04 45 ± 0.5 1.3 ± 0.4 66.5 ± 24.8 20.9 ± 8.1
1.0 ± 0.05 45 ± 0.5 2.7 ± 1.2 149.4 ± 71.6 47.1 ± 23.4
1.3 ± 0.05 45 ± 1.4 3.1 ± 0.9 168.4 ± 59.4 50.7 ± 16.7
N = 50-54 due to sample administration error and laboratory losses, except for
moisture content where N=6 and determined on tobacco removed from pouches
Results
Percentage Extracted
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Meanpouchmass
(g ± SD)
Meanmoisturecontent(% ± SD)
Meannicotine
extracted(% ± SD)
MeanNNN
extracted(% ± SD)
MeanNNK
extracted(% ± SD)
0.5 ± 0.03 55 ± 1.6 45 ± 15 40 ± 12 43 ± 12
1.0 ± 0.03 55 ± 0.9 40 ± 11 35 ± 9 36 ± 8
1.5 ± 0.04 54 ± 0.5 37 ± 11 32 ± 9 33 ± 9
0.5 ± 0.04 45 ± 0.5 31 ± 8 23 ± 8 24 ± 9
1.0 ± 0.05 45 ± 0.5 33 ± 13 26 ± 12 26 ± 13
1.3 ± 0.05 45 ± 1.4 27 ± 7 22 ± 8 22 ± 7
� Changes to pouch mass and moisture content appear to affect NNN and NNK extraction in the same way as they do nicotine extraction
Results
Percentage Extracted
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Meanpouchmass
(g ± SD)
Meanmoisturecontent(% ± SD)
Meannicotine
extracted(% ± SD)
MeanNNN
extracted(% ± SD)
MeanNNK
extracted(% ± SD)
0.5 ± 0.03 55 ± 1.6 45 ± 15 a 40 ± 12 a 43 ± 12 a
1.0 ± 0.03 55 ± 0.9 40 ± 11 a 35 ± 9 b 36 ± 8 ab
1.5 ± 0.04 54 ± 0.5 37 ± 11 a 32 ± 9 b 33 ± 9 ab
0.5 ± 0.04 45 ± 0.5 31 ± 8 a 23 ± 8 b 24 ± 9 b
1.0 ± 0.05 45 ± 0.5 33 ± 13 a 26 ± 12 b 26 ± 13 b
1.3 ± 0.05 45 ± 1.4 27 ± 7 a 22 ± 8 b 22 ± 7 b
� Changes to pouch mass and moisture content appear to affect NNN and NNK extraction in the same way as they do nicotine extraction
- One-way ANOVA shows NNN and NNK extracted to a lesser extent than nicotine (p<0.05) for 45% moisture content pouches
Results
Percentage Extracted
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Meanpouchmass
(g ± SD)
Meanmoisturecontent(% ± SD)
Meannicotine
extracted(% ± SD)
MeanNNN
extracted(% ± SD)
MeanNNK
extracted(% ± SD)
0.5 ± 0.03 55 ± 1.6 45 ± 15 a 40 ± 12 a 43 ± 12 a
1.0 ± 0.03 55 ± 0.9 40 ± 11 a 35 ± 9 b 36 ± 8 ab
1.5 ± 0.04 54 ± 0.5 37 ± 11 a 32 ± 9 b 33 ± 9 ab
0.5 ± 0.04 45 ± 0.5 31 ± 8 a 23 ± 8 b 24 ± 9 b
1.0 ± 0.05 45 ± 0.5 33 ± 13 a 26 ± 12 b 26 ± 13 b
1.3 ± 0.05 45 ± 1.4 27 ± 7 a 22 ± 8 b 22 ± 7 b
� Changes to pouch mass and moisture content appear to affect NNN and NNK extraction in the same way as they do nicotine extraction
- One-way ANOVA shows NNN and NNK extracted to a lesser extent than nicotine (p<0.05) for 45% moisture content pouches
Results
Effects on Extraction of Nicotine
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� Increase in pouch mass = increase in mass of nicotine extracted
� …and a decrease in percentage nicotine extracted
� Increase in moisture content = increase in mass of nicotine extracted
� …and an increase in percentage nicotine extracted
Results
Effects on Extraction of NNN and NNK
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Results
Comparison with literature
� Lunell & Lunell1 reported extraction of nicotine from four different pouched snus products
141 Lunell, E. and Lunell, M. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2005 7:397-403
Mass / Moisture / StyleMean Nicotine Extraction (%)
This BAT study Lunell & Lunell
0.5g / 52% / Brown 45 ± 15 (n=50) 44 (n=12)
1.0g / 52% / Brown 40 ± 11 (n=54) 31 (n=12)
1.5g / 52% / Brown 37 ± 11 (n=54) -
0.5g / 45% / White 31 ± 8 (n=52) 22 (n=12) [0.3g, 25%]
1.0g / 45% / White 33 ± 13 (n=53) 22 (n=12)
1.3g / 45% / White 27 ± 7 (n=54) -
� Supported by the findings of the current study- Decrease in moisture content results in lower percentage extraction
- Increase in pouch mass leads to lower percentage extraction
Summary
� Extraction of nicotine, NNN and NNK from pouched snus is incomplete (<50% of unused pouch content)
� Both pouch mass and moisture content measurably influence extraction of nicotine, NNN and NNK from snus during use
- Increase in pouch mass results in decreased extraction efficiency but in increased total exposure
- Increase in moisture content results in increased extraction efficiency and total exposure
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Acknowledgements
� GfK Sverige AB – Fieldwork
� Research Support Services staff at GR&D, British American Tobacco
- Tim John Wheeler – Product manufacturing
- Nicola Peters – Method development and sample analysis
- Donna Byrom – Method development and sample analysis
- Paul Blachford – Sample analysis
- Margaret Spence – Sample analysis
- Cheryl Johns – Sample analysis
- Maria Carradus – Sample analysis
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