What is the ASTM E2187, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes?
A. The standard requires a lit cigarette to be placed on ten layers of standard filter paper in a draft-free environment and then observed to determine whether or not the tobacco column burns through its full length. A brand is in compliance with reduced ignition propensity cigarettes (RIPC) requirements if no more than twenty five percent (25%) of the 40 cigarettes tested in a trial exhibit full length burns (FLBs).
