BS ISO 13276:2020

What is ISO 13276 about? 

ISO 13276 discusses tobacco and tobacco products. ISO 13276 details a method that allows the standardization of quality in tobacco products. 

ISO 13276 specifies a method for the gravimetric determination of the purity of nicotine using tungstosilicic acid. ISO 13276 is applicable to pure nicotine or nicotine salts used to calibrate analytical methods for the determination of nicotine in the field of tobacco, tobacco products and smoke analysis. 

Who is ISO 13276 for? 

ISO 13276 on the determination of nicotine purity in tobacco and tobacco products is applicable to: 

• Manufacturers of tobacco products 
• Dealers and importers of tobacco products 
• Quality control personnel 
• Testing houses and labs for tobacco products 

Why should you use ISO 13276? 

Nicotine is considered a toxic substance, but still for the tobacco industry nicotine purity serves as a quality benchmark. Also in some cases, nicotine is beneficial for medicinal purposes.  

ISO 13276 provides you guidance on the gravimetric method for determining nicotine purity in tobacco and tobacco products. ISO 13276 ensures you perform the method accurately by providing you with a step-by-step procedure for the method. 

The guidance in ISO 13276 enables you to accurately identify nicotine levels and ensures quality assurance and quality control of tobacco and tobacco products. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS ISO 13276:2020 supersedes BS ISO 13276:2017, which is now withdrawn. 

Changes in BS ISO 13276:2020 include - 

• The Warning notice has been updated 
• The error in Formula (1) in Clause 8 has been corrected