TESTING CERTIFICATION APPROVAL PROCESS VERMONT FIRE SAFE CIGARETTES
(Reduced Ignition Propensity)
V.S.A. Sec. 2757 (c)

All cigarettes sold or offered for sale in Vermont must have written certification indicating the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with ASTM E2187-04, “Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes”, and have met the performance requirements of ASTM E2187-04. An alternative test method may be approved if a cigarette cannot be tested in accordance with ASTM E2187-04 due to the unique characteristics of the cigarette.

The intent of the Vermont law is to have all cigarettes sold in Vermont meet the same testing certification process as New York State that is designed to limit the risk that cigarettes will ignite upholstered furniture, mattresses, household furnishings or other combustible material and result in fewer fire deaths, injuries and property loss from fires caused by cigarettes.

To obtain approval for sale of cigarettes in Vermont the following information must be submitted:

• A cover letter identifying the cigarette manufacturer and the contact person for the manufacturer.
• Written certification attesting that each cigarette has been tested in accordance with and has met the performance requirement of ASTM E2187-04 including those standards listed under 20 V.S.A. section 2757(b).
• The description of each cigarette listed in the certification must include the brand, style, length in millimeters, circumference in millimeters, flavor, filter or nonfilter, package description and the packaging marking approved under 20 V.S.A. section 2757(d)

Send all information to:

Division of Fire Safety
Vermont Department of Public Safety
1311 US Route 302-Berlin, Suite 600
Barre, VT 05641-2351
Attention: Robert Howe
Assistant State Fire Marshal - Chief Fire Prevention Officer

Phone 802.479.7566
E-mail rhowe@dps.state.vt.us
Fax 802.479.7562