Selected low nicotine tobacco programme names identified in the documents
| Project name | Approximate dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris | ||
| Alkaloid Reduced Tobacco (ART)112 | 1980s–early 1990s | Project leading to test marketing of “Next” brand |
| Low Nicotine Tobacco (LNT)90 | Mid 1980s–mid 1990s | Research programme to develop low nicotine tobacco primarily through genetic means113 |
| RJ Reynolds | ||
| No-Nicotine Project (NN)33 | Early 1970s | Product development for German market |
| Project Nicoless (NL)34,35 | 1974–1976 | Exploration of domestic market |
| Genetically Low Alkaloid Tobacco Product (GLA)82 | 1980s | Agricultural research programme |
| Low Nicotine Tobacco Program83; Nicotine Reduction Program83–85 | 1989– | Research and development programmes rekindled following Philip Morris marketing. Subprojects: Project Low Nicotine (LN); Project Lowest Nicotine Available (LNA); Project Lowest Nicotine Available For Marketing (LNAM)83–85 |
| Vector Tobacco | ||
| “Quest” cigarettes100 | Late 1990s– | Genetically modified tobacco packaged in three nicotine levels, test marketed beginning January 2003 |