California Health and Safety Code

§ 104559.5

HSC § 104559.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 103 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Characterizing flavor” means a taste or odor, distinguishable by an ordinary consumer either prior to or during the consumption of a tobacco product, other than the taste or odor of tobacco, including, but not limited to, tastes or odors relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, menthol, mint, wintergreen, herb, or spice, or a cooling sensation distinguishable by an ordinary consumer during the consumption of a tobacco product.

(2)“Constituent” means any ingredient, substance, chemical, or compound, other than tobacco, water, or reconstituted tobacco sheet, that is added by the manufacturer to a tobacco product during the processing, manufacture, or packing of the tobacco product.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 849, Sec. 7.5. (AB 3218) Effective January 1, 2025.