![]() Assuming 23.8 mg/g MS in SLT, SLT use at 15 g/day, 100% bodily absorption of the MS, and 60 kg body weight, the average daily intake would be 6.0 mg/kg-day, i.e., 12× the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 0.5 mg/kg-day established for this compound by a joint FAO/WHO committee. For hard candy, a reported average of maximum use levels is 2.0 mg/g ( Burdock, 2009). The average of the five highest SLT MS levels was 23.8 mg/g, i.e., 5× higher than the level found in the confectionery product with the highest MS level (LifeSavers Wint O Green Sugar Free, 4.6 mg/g). Of the “wintergreen” SLT, “Hawken Wintergreen” was found to contain the highest methyl salicylate (MS) level (29.7 mg/g). I now have no problem with wanting a dip of tobacco but that oral fixation is a hard one to kick. For hard candy, a reported average of maximum use levels is 2.1 mg/g ( Burdock, 2009). I then was chewing over a can a day by this point and the cost around here was about 8 for Copenhagen so I decided I couldn’t do it anymore so I quit cold turkey. The average for the most five most-highly mentholated confectionery products was 3.5 mg/g. Whitetail Smokeless Leaf Chew has not been FDA certified as an alternative or substitute for chewing tobacco. Of the “mint” SLT, “Timberwolf Packs Mint Pouches” contained the highest menthol level (5.3 mg/g) the average for the five most-highly mentholated SLT products was 4.3 mg/g. Whitetail Smokeless Leaf Chew does not contain any tobacco leaf or any of the other carcinogenic (cancer causing) chemicals found in traditional chewing tobacco. The pair Roll your own tobacco products along with Plug and Twist, Moist Tobacco, Snuff, Chewing Tobacco. Also analyzed were “mint”-related and “wintergreen” confectionery products. ![]() ![]() Nicotine and flavorant compound levels were measured in 10 “mint”-related sub-brands and 8 “wintergreen” sub-brands of smokeless tobacco (SLT). ![]()
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