Our smoke-free products are subject to strict design controls. Our process ensures that each product is developed according to predefined and controlled criteria and demonstrates reduced toxicity compared with cigarette smoking. Any alterations to the product are made under a change management process that, among others, assesses the impact of the change on the product’s quality, safety, performance, and regulatory compliance. In addition, as part of product development, we apply use-hazard analysis. We assess the risks associated with the product’s intended use and any foreseeable misuse, and we implement appropriate mitigation measures.
Smoke-free products
Our smoke-free products are subject to strict design controls. Our process ensures that each product is developed according to predefined and controlled criteria and demonstrates reduced toxicity compared with cigarette smoking. Any alterations to the product are made under a change management process that, among other considerations, assesses the impact of the change on the product’s quality, safety, performance, and regulatory compliance. In addition, as part of product development, we apply use-hazard analysis. We assess the risks associated with the product’s intended use and any foreseeable misuse, and we implement appropriate mitigation measures.
Heat-not-burn devices
The electronic devices for our heat-not-burn products are manufactured according to internal standards and ISO 9001 principles and are certified according to applicable regulations and standards. The suppliers of the devices’ electronic parts and components, including batteries, must also operate under these quality standards. Each finished device is subject to rigorous controls before shipment. PMI has established a thorough monitoring process to enable early detection of consumer pain points. We use these insights to improve our products and components.
Heated tobacco units
Heated tobacco units (HTUs) are inserted into the device holder by the consumer. HTUs include our consumables HEETS, TEREA, BLENDS, Fiit and MiiX for the KT&G products we commercialize, and include a tobacco plug made of high-quality tobacco leaves. Newly introduced LEVIA HTUs substitute tobacco for a nicotine-containing substrate.
E-vapor products
While our disposable e-vapor systems are self-contained units, our non-disposable e-vapor devices use a cartridge, or closed-tank—both formats utilize nicotine-containing e-liquid made with high-quality ingredients.
Oral products
Our oral products come in ‘tobacco containing’ (snus and moist snuff) and ‘nontobacco containing’ (nicotine pouches) forms. Nicotine pouches adhere to a predetermined, structured process, employing a hygiene-controlled system to prevent potential contamination according to internal standards and ISO 9001 and are certified according to applicable regulations and standards. These standards govern both the blending process which produces the nicotine mixture as well as the packaging process to produce the pouch.
Combustible tobacco products
Our combustible tobacco products are also subject to stringent product development controls. We strictly adhere to product specifications and regulations for cigarettes and apply additional internal requirements to ensure the highest quality products. Our ingredients undergo toxicological assessment to ensure their use does not increase the inherent toxicity of cigarette smoke. We disclose the ingredients used in our cigarettes on PMI.com. We keep abreast of changes in regulation and perform further assessments to ensure full compliance with applicable regulations.
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