Cigarette Fire Safety Standards Gain Ground In Europe

摘要

International standards ensuring cigarettes are designed with a reduced risk of them causing fires are being taken forward in Europe, with the European Commission requesting a technical guideline by 2010. This would be approved by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) whose European standard would try to ensure a "reduced ignition propensity of cigarettes." The goal, said a CEN statement, "is to reduce the deaths, injuries, and damage caused by unattended cigarettes". CEN is still considering whether to take on the job (although it is expected to). If it does, the committee said it would ask the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) to take the lead, because it is already developing such a standard for use worldwide.