CORESTA Monitor Test Pieces CM9 in Cartons of 1,000 Pieces Plus Letter

Test pieces manufactured under the oversight of CORESTA and supplied by Cerulean. CM9 denotes this is the 9th monitor test piece produced by the CORESTA organisation. These test pieces are made under stringent manufacturing processes and the yield of key components determined through collaborative studies by the CORESTA organisation laboratories. The test pieces are clearly marked a such to avoid confusion with cigarettes and are made principally from laminar tobacco without humectants or casings. Reports of the validation and production of test pieces are freely available on the CORESTA web site. Test pieces are used to ensure the correct operation of smoking machines of all types and are supplied with a letter explaining the expected yields of key components of the smoking process when using these monitor test pieces such as Nicotine, CO, and Nicotine free dry particulate matter. The continued conformance of the test pieces is ensured by regular proficiency studies conducted by CORESTA. CM9 test pieces are routinely used to ensure that air flow patterns and analytical methods within laboratories are robust and repeatable. They are also used as a benchmark product for studies for a variety of analytes. The test pieces are stored at low ambient conditions to ensure freshness in use.