What does FSC stand for on cigarettes?!


Question: What does FSC stand for on cigarettes.?
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Not all cigarettes are FSC (Fire Safe Cigarettes as the previous poster stated). The flame retardant chemical additives are actually incorporated into the paper wrapped around the tobacco. There is a great illustration and explanation here:

From the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes:

More and more states are passing fire-safe cigarette legislation (22 to date). The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes, organized by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is calling for manufacturers to produce and market only cigarettes that adhere to an established fire safety performance standard, and is working to see that this standard is required in every state in the country.

A fire-safe cigarette has a reduced propensity to burn when left unattended. The most common fire-safe technology used by cigarette manufacturers is to wrap cigarettes with two or three thin bands of less-porous paper that act as

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