This step, known as stripping, makes sure that the final chewing tobacco will be free from hard, fibrous stems and remain chewable
All tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff, contain the Poisonous substances (toxins), Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens), Nicotine, an addictive substance All tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, or a type of chewing tobacco called betel quid) are linked to head and neck cancer (except for salivary gland cancers)
[4] Nickel wire or titanium wire can be used for temperature control
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