Assessment of tobacco heating product THP1.0. Part 1: Series introduction

We have recently developed a Tobacco Heating Product (THP) comprising an electrical heating device, commercially known as GIoTM, and consumable tobacco rods, commercially known as Kent Neostiks (TM). We refer to this system as THP1.0; Bright tobacco-flavoured variant THP1.0(T), or THP1.0(M) Menthol flavoured variant. In this issue, we present a series of seven pre-clinical studies conducted on THP1.0,covering the following aspects of its design, development, safety and toxicological assessment, and a paper on placing THPs on an emissions continuum. (C) 2017 The Author. Published by Elsevier Inc.