- (a) Testing of cigarettes must be conducted according to the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard E2187-04, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes.
- (b) Testing must be conducted on ten (10) layers of filter paper.
- (c) Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the cigarettes tested in a test trial under this section may exhibit full length burns. Forty (40) replicate tests comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested.
- (d) The performance standard required by this section may be applied only to a complete test trial.
- (e) Written certifications must be based upon testing conducted by a laboratory that has been accredited under standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or other comparable accreditation standard required by the state fire marshal.
- (f) Laboratories conducting testing under this section must implement a quality control and quality assurance program that includes a procedure that will determine the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value may not be greater than nineteen hundredths (0.19).
- (g) This section does not require additional testing if cigarettes are tested consistent with this chapter for any other purpose.
- (h) Testing performed or sponsored by the state fire marshal to determine a cigarette's compliance with the required performance standard must be conducted according to this section.
As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.