Overview
ISO 6080:2024 - Tobacco heating systems - Vocabulary provides standardized terminology for the heated tobacco product (HTP) category and its sub-categories. Published by ISO/TC 126 (May 2024, first edition), this vocabulary clarifies what constitutes a tobacco heating system (THS), a tobacco heating device (THD) and a heated tobacco product (HTP). The document is a reference tool to ensure consistent language across scientific studies, manufacturers, test laboratories, regulators and policy makers. It does not define test methods for aerosol trapping or chemical analysis.
Key topics
- Scope and exclusions: Clearly excludes combustible cigarettes, cigars, roll‑your‑own, pipe tobacco, e‑vapor (e‑cigarettes), moist smokeless or oral tobacco products, waterpipe and loose‑leaf tobacco.
- Core definitions:
- Tobacco heating system (THS): specific THD + HTP combination designed to produce a nicotine‑containing aerosol without combustion.
- Tobacco heating device (THD): device providing heat (direct or indirect) to an HTP.
- Heated tobacco product (HTP): product containing a tobacco substrate designed to be heated (not combusted) to generate aerosol.
- HTP sub‑categories and attributes:
- eHTP (electrically heated tobacco product): heated by an electrical THD (induction, resistive, etc.), battery powered.
- aHTP (aerosol heated tobacco product): tobacco substrate heated by an aerosol from an e‑liquid based consumable (may include additional electrical heating).
- cHTP (carbon heated tobacco product): tobacco substrate heated by smouldering carbon (heat source is carbon‑based).
- Associated terms: aerosol, emissions, tobacco substrate, e‑liquid based consumable, smouldering, loose‑leaf tobacco.
- Limitations: Does not specify aerosol trapping, sample preparation or chemical analysis methods. Notes that test methods for assessing whether combustion occurs are under development within ISO/TC 126.
Applications
ISO 6080:2024 is used to:
- Standardize terminology in scientific research and publications to enable cross‑study comparison of HTP results.
- Help manufacturers and product developers classify products (eHTP, aHTP, cHTP) and describe device–consumable combinations consistently.
- Guide test laboratories and standards developers in selecting appropriate testing standards for tobacco heating systems.
- Support regulators and policy makers by providing clear, consensus definitions for regulatory frameworks, labelling and reporting.
Related standards
- Referenced as a vocabulary reference for ISO testing standards on tobacco heating systems (e.g., forthcoming/related ISO test standards like ISO 5501 noted as an example in the introduction).
- Bibliography includes CORESTA HTP technical report and BSI/PAS 8850 for further context on HTP terminology and specifications.
Keywords: ISO 6080:2024, tobacco heating systems, heated tobacco product (HTP), vocabulary, eHTP, aHTP, cHTP, tobacco heating device, tobacco substrate, aerosol, emissions, standards.
