I'm a new pipe smoker. I want to know a little about "Tobacco Purity Law" in Great Britain. There are so many different opinions about that. Can anyone explain about that? and whether that regulation still exists today? Thank You
LinkUp until 1986 England had what where called Tobacco Purity Laws. These laws made it illegal to include any additives in tobacco products made in England. While many other countries made tobacco that was flavored with vanilla, cherry, rum, and other flavors, England’s tobacco’s where just straight tobacco mixes.
That's what you say, but the link above states that no flavours were allowed, only "straight tobacco mixes".These were once called ‘English’ blends as a result of the old purity laws imposed on English manufacturers; as only natural flavourings such as rum, whisky, Port, floral oils and spices were permitted in regulated doses
I can gorrrantee dat! Certainly, if it was, there were no warning labels....I highly doubt 1792 has been around since the actual year of 1792.
Cosmic, you too...hahaha.
... but has anyone here actually read the law? Or seen the list of "approved additives"?The purity laws were real. As Jesse said, their purpose was to ensure that tobacco was actually tobacco. Flavoring was not prohibited, but there was a limit to the relative amount of flavoring to tobacco. That is one of the reasons lakelands are the way they are. Another reason is the very old tradition of making flavored snuff. I assume they didn't have as many artificial flavorings in the 19. and 18. centuries as we do now. Included in the laws was a list of approved additives, so they were somewhat restricted, forcing them to try and make very good blends with high quality tobaccos and minimal casings and top dressings.