TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2010, 64, abstr. 17
Comparison of the bacterial mutagenicity of whole-smoke, gas-vapor phase and smoke condensates from mentholated and non-mentholated cigarettes
Lorillard Tobacco Company, A.W. Spears Research Center, Greensboro, NC, USA
Menthol is widely used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and tobacco industries and is generally regarded as sale (GRAS) for these applications. Menthol itself is non-mutagenic in the Ames Assay. This study was conducted to compare the...