El Presidente Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 ....just because I know you were all worried COHIBA CLEARED TO BE SOLD IN BRAZIL July 4, 2019 Alexandre Avellar Cigar Industry Cigar Scene In the past few days in Brazil there have been discussions about the future of the Cohiba brand in the country. It all started due to ANVISA (Brazilian regulatory agency for food, drugs and tobacco, and other products) recently barring sales of the brand’s cigars. The agency had detected the presence of formic acid in Cohiba samples, and any substance added to tobacco products is forbidden in the country. Continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Puffer Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Formic acid? I thought it was too much vitamin C that was the reason they banned them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 So regular cigarettes are not allowed to be sold in Brazil? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoliDan Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, MD Puffer said: Formic acid? I thought it was too much vitamin C that was the reason they banned them. Yeah, this article says sorbic acid, prez may have accidentally put on formic, previous reports stated ascorbic. Something is lost in translation. I think sorbic makes the most sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMcLean68 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Formic acid? Don't tell Smithy ? That would validate his claim of crushed ants flavour in a cigar! Sorry Smithy, can't ever let you live that one down! I think Sorbic acid sounds right too. Used as a food preservative and mould preventative and occurs naturally in rowanberries. Ascorbic acid - I don't think tobacco has high Vitamin C content. And formic acid would just be plain nasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 They must have tested the 2008 release.... Sorbic acid, or 2,4-hexadienoic acid, is a natural organic compound used as a food preservative. It has the chemical formula CH3(CH)4CO2H. It is a colourless solid that is slightly soluble in water and sublimes readily 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORITO_SAMA Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 like I said in the other topic, ANVISA can't tell the difference between an outlet and a pig noose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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