Comprehensive Overview

Raw tobacco leaves, unmanufactured tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and gutkha raw materials require chemical analysis for nicotine content, total alkaloids, moisture, heavy metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium), and pesticide residues under ISO and Bureau of Indian Standards testing protocols.

Applicable Regulatory Standards & Testing Protocols

✓ IS 1578 (Methods of Test for Tobacco & Products) ✓ ISO 4387 (Cigarettes - Determination of Total & Nicotine-Free Dry Particulate Matter) ✓ FSSAI / COTPA Statutory Guidelines

Analyzed Parameters & Test Methods

Nicotine Content (%) & Total Alkaloids (%)

Moisture Content (%) & Total Ash (%)

Acid Insoluble Ash (%) & Chloride Content (%)

Heavy Metals: Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Nickel

Pesticide Residues (Organochlorine & Organophosphorus)

Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs: NNN, NNK in µg/g)

Sample Intake & Turnaround Protocol

500g Leaf or Packaged Tobacco Sample | Turnaround Time: 4 - 6 Working Days

Key Scope & Execution Deliverables

HPLC nicotine and alkaloid profiling

Heavy metal screening for soil-accumulated lead and cadmium

Pesticide residue testing for export leaf tobacco consignments

Compliance documentation for regulatory excise and trade authorities

Key Business & Regulatory Benefits

Verifies tobacco raw material quality for international export markets

Monitors toxic heavy metal uptake in commercial tobacco cultivation

Required Document Checklist

Tobacco Board Registration Certificate
Consignment Lot & Origin Details