GB 15269-2025Cigars (English PDF)

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 15269.1-2010 "Cigars Part 1: Technical Requirements for Product Classification and Sampling", GB 15269.2-2011 "Cigars Part 2: Packaging and Labeling", GB 15269.3-2011 "Cigars Part 3: Technical Requirements for Product Packaging, Rolling, Storage and Transportation",

GB 15269.4-2011 "Cigars Part 4: Sensory Technical Requirements", GB/T 15269.1-2010, GB 15269.2-2011, Compared with GB 15269.3-2011 and GB 15269.4-2011, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

a) The scope of the standard has been changed (see Chapter 1, GB/T 15269.1-2010, 15269.2-2011, GB 15269.3-2011, Chapter 1 of GB 15269.4-2011);

b) Modified and deleted cigars and related terms and definitions (see Chapter 3, Chapter 2 of GB/T 15269.1-2010 and Chapter 3 of GB 15269.2-2011, GB 15269.3-2011 and GB 15269.4-2011);

c) The product classification has been changed (see Chapter 4, Chapter 3 of GB/T 15269.1-2010);

d) Deleted the sampling rules, sampling procedures and sample preparation for cigars (see Chapters 4 to 6 of GB/T 15269.1-2010);

e) The rolling technical requirements except for the integrity of the wrapper and the combustibility of the cigarette appearance have been deleted (see Chapter 4 of GB 15269.3-2011);

f) The integrity of the wrapper and the combustibility of the cigarette appearance are included in the sensory technical requirements, and the sensory technical requirements and test methods are changed (see Section 5 Chapter 4, Chapter 7 of GB 15269.3-2011, Chapter 4.2, 4.9, Chapter 6 of GB 15269.3-2011 and Chapter 4, Chapter 5 of GB 15269.4-2011);

g) Changed the packaging labeling requirements (see Chapter 6, Chapter 4 of GB 15269.2-2011);

h) The technical requirements for packaging (see Chapter 5 of GB 15269.3-2011) have been deleted;

i) The storage and transportation requirements for cigars have been modified (see Chapter 8, Chapter 9 of GB 15269.3-2011).

1 Scope

This document defines the terminology of cigars, gives product classification, specifies sensory technical requirements, packaging and labeling requirements, and storage and transportation. The inspection method is described.

This document applies to cigars.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document.

For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 10221-2021 Sensory Analysis Terminology

GB/T 18771.2-2015 Tobacco terminology Part 2: Tobacco products and tobacco processing

GB/T 18771.4-2015 Tobacco terminology Part 4: Quality evaluation and testing

YC/T 138-1998 Sensory evaluation methods for tobacco and tobacco products

3 Terms and definitions

GB/T 10221-2021, GB/T 18771.2-2015, GB/T 18771.4-2015, YC/T 138-1998 and the following terms and definitions apply to this document.