List of additives in cigarettes

The ABC News program Day One first released the list to the public on March 7, 1994.

[1] It was submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services in April 1994.

[5] It applies, as documented, only to American manufactured cigarettes intended for distribution within the United States by the listed companies.

The five major tobacco companies that reported the information were: One significant issue is that while all these chemical compounds have been approved as additives to food, they were not tested by burning.

[6] According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute: "Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia.