Cigarettes produce tar. IQOS doesn’t.
“Tar” is the residue from smoke after a cigarette has burned. IQOS does not produce tar because it heats tobacco instead of burning it. It generates an aerosol residue that is fundamentally different from “Tar” and consists of significantly lower levels of harmful chemicals. **
Switching completely to IQOS is less harmful than continuing to smoke.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Although IQOS does not produce tar, IQOS is not risk free, and delivers nicotine which is addictive.
**Average reductions in the levels of a range of harmful chemicals (excluding nicotine) compared to cigarette smoke.
Source: Based on the totality of evidence available for IQOS in comparison with continuing to smoke.