Microban in C&D Tobacco

The first thing I do when reading a "scientific" study is look for who paid for it. In this case:

Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides

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. Enough said for me.

C&D are among the most responsible blenders in the world so I'm not concerned in the least. Could I be wrong? Won't be the first or last time but for now I'll stick with them.

It appears that Microban is FDA approved for food contact items. Use on tobacco may be a gray area as it is not a food bit it's use in water filters is approved.

It will be interesting to hear what you learn from C&D. Please keep us posted.

Guys,, we're smoking tobacco....

Thats where i remembered hearing that name! Checked my water purifier that we use for interior canoe camping.

Wow I have a lot of Pirate Kake and Da Vinci stock piled too. I have some small tins of Black Duck, and Black Frigate. My luck it is probably the microban that makes it taste so good. Kind of sucks to hear this stuff sometimes.

Perique

• Guys, we're smoking tobacco....

:rofl: Ya! There's only like 800 harmful chemicals in it. Microban should be the least of our concerns.
...but I'm glad some folks are at least thinking about stuff like this. It keeps producers on their toes.

I'd be concerned about any additives to Tobacco, just because it's already harmful doesn't give manufacturers/suppliers license to add more potentially harmful chemicals. I find that one of the attractions of pipe tobacco is that it is not loaded up with the mile long list of crap that goes into cigarette tobacco.
I don't even like the fact that it has humectant added in a lot of cases.
I would strongly wish that if anything is added at all, including the casing used to even out VA, it should be LISTED on the packaging. The consumer has the right to know. If the Governments of the world seem to think it necessary that we be informed in big bold letters of the carcinogenic nature of the product we enjoy, then surely the same thinking of consumer protection must be applied to the knowledge of the additives therein.
Good looking out Woodsroad

C&D is the blender for other brands so I'm sure other blenders do similar things, maybe Russ can comment. If getting the word changes something that would be good news. But their is chemicals in nearly everything we take in on a daily basis so I just try to eat well, crack a smile and try to enjoy my life. What comes will come.

Good point, easygoer. If I see Russ at our pipe meeting next week I'll ask him his opinion re microban.

I'm a bit unclear here about whether or not the BURNING of Microban is also approved to be "breathable" by the FDA. Apparently whatever state it is in when applied to tobacco, that much seems to be "okay" for storage and maybe even okay to be ingested or eaten (as when used with foods)...But I want to know the effects of said Microban when it's burned.

It's a good thing Woodsroad to speak up and bring it to peoples attention as a way to make a change. The US Senate made changes to the “Monsanto Protection Act” when hundreds of thousands of people participated in a global protest known as the March Against Monsanto. The company was even named 2013’s “most evil corporation”.

The biggest concern I have regarding this would be any possible effect on the aging process.
I love C&D tobaccos, and to my palate, they're definitely one of the most "all natural" tasting producers that I've tasted.
Microban is mostly alcohol with a small amount of Chloroxylenol as the antifungal agent, so if any absorption of the chemical actually occurs, it'd be in small trace amounts --- let it be known that Triclosan is commonly used in ice-making equipment as an antimicrobial, so should I be afraid to order an iced drink at dinner?
Courmarin has a scary history with the scientific health reporting and was largely replaced by tobacco producers with synthetic substitutes, but what about SG 1792? They say it's Tonquin and if so, it's supposedly a heath concern.
Some countries require ingredient lists by law, for this reason there exists a database by British American Tobacco about the Dunhill blends, current for 2011...
...Royal Yacht I've never smoked, but some folks say its got Tonka in it, others say nay it don't --- after looking at the ingredient list, I'd say it's probably got Cassia bark oil as a main flavor...
They provide a flavor list
...as well as an ingredients composite
You can also look at a specific blend,

for example, here's Royal Yacht:

Tobacco 79.7%

Water 17%

Propylene glycol 2.8%

Potassium sorbate 0.185%

Ethyl acetate 0.150%

Sodium benzoate 0.085%

Flavouring 0.062%

Benzoic acid 0.009%
...or Dunhill Flake

Tobacco 76.3%

Water 17%

Propylene glycol 3.1%

Glycerol 2%

Sugar, invert 1%

Potassium sorbate 0.166%

Lactic acid 0.133%

Sodium benzoate 0.085%

Flavouring 0.083%

Benzoic acid 0.009%
Whatever C&D uses is much better than PG.
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