loose leaf

ID
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ADDICTO:0000982

Curation status
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Proposed
Created
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24 Aug '21

Modified
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24 Oct '24

Definition
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A smokeless tobacco-containing product that is designed for oral use, in which leaf tobacco is air-cured, stemmed, sweetened and flavoured with sugar and liquorice, and cut or granulated into small strips of shredded tobacco

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Synonyms
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  • loose leaf chew
  • loose leaf chewing tobacco
Comment
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Loose leaf is commercially manufactured and usually sold in pouches, and a piece of the product is either chewed or held in the mouth and sucked.

Examples
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https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/smokelesstobaccoandpublichealth.pdf

Fuzzy set
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No