New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) The CMAP laboratory has slashed the nicotine content in tobacco by 40-50 per cent to mitigate its health impact, CSIR Director-General N Kalaiselvi said on Monday.
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CMAP) laboratory has grown a plant with lower nicotine content, she told PTI on the sidelines of an event.
“The end-user might have the joy of using tobacco but it would not be a threat to their health,” she added.
The CSIR chief said a study showed that nicotine content in the plant is 40-50 per cent lower. The CMAP laboratory is now making attempts to reduce it further by 60-70 per cent.
The CSIR worked on the project after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting last year, suggested to look at ways to reduce the health hazard of tobacco. PTI UZM SZM
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