Winfield is an Australian brand of cigarettes, currently owned by multinational company British American Tobacco.

[6] In response to court enforceable undertakings by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) in 2005, the major tobacco companies removed the terms 'light' and 'mild' from their packaging.

[12][4][13] The sponsorship was part of the deal Williams signed with the then-parent company of Winfield, Rothmans International, whose flagship brand had sponsored the multi-time world championship team since 1994.

[citation needed] From 1992 until 1995, Winfield was the title sponsor of the Australian motor racing team Gibson Motorsport.

[citation needed] From 1982 until 1995, it was the title sponsor of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership with the winner of the grand final receiving the Winfield Cup.

It also sponsored both test and club/franchise international rugby union in South Africa from 1995 until 1999 when tobacco advertising was prohibited there.

Independent tests were carried out on a pack of Winfield Blues from both a real version and an illegal copy made in Asia and smuggled into Australia to be sold on the black market.

The tests - performed by chemist firm Sharp and Howells and commissioned by The Daily Telegraph - appear to discredit claims that fake cigarettes are significantly different or more dangerous than the real product.

A spokesman for British American Tobacco Australia, the maker of Winfield, said the tests were not exhaustive enough to determine true quality, although he acknowledged there was no such thing as a safe cigarette.

[citation needed] Winfield Yellow Export 1 (No longer available since 2008) Tar content is shown after the product name.