Product record
John Player Special Shape Red 19 cigarettes 19 cigarettes flip-top box with cellophane
A German flip-top pack of 19 John Player Special Shape Red filter cigarettes, catalogued in 2010 at 10 mg tar and 0.8 mg nicotine.
Versions & editions
40296579German pack, 2010[1]
Germany · German · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes
- Evidence observed
- 2010
- Net content
- 19 cigarettes
- Pack
- flip-top box with cellophane
- Pieces
- 19
The catalogue entry dates the pack to 2010 and its front photograph shows the German health warning
Specifications
Product facts
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- Brand
- John Player Special
- Family
- John Player Special
- Net content
- 19 cigarettes
- Pack
- flip-top box with cellophane
- Sold in
- 🇩🇪 Germany[1]
- Pieces
- 19
- GS1 prefix
- 402 · Germany
About this product
John Player Special Shape Red is a filter cigarette of the JPS line sold in Germany in a black flip-top box of 19, its front printed with the JPS monogram, the words "Shape Red" in red and the German health warning.[2] A cigarette-pack collection catalogues it as a German pack of 2010 with this barcode, 10 mg tar and 0.8 mg nicotine per cigarette and a price of 4.30 €, and names Imperial Tobacco as the producer.[1] The same catalogue lists a milder Shape Blue of the same year, at 6 mg tar and 0.5 mg nicotine.[1] JPS is one of Imperial Brands' own cigarette brands,[3] and in Germany the brand is run by Imperial's company Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken of Hamburg.[4]
Where it's sold
- John Player Special - regular packs until 2015 information[1] Germany EUR 4.30 Catalogued as a German pack of 2010 with this barcode and a price of 4.30 €
- The front carries the German health warning "Rauchen fügt Ihnen und den Menschen in Ihrer Umgebung erheblichen Schaden zu"[2] Germany
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
zigsam.at cigarette pack collection
John Player Special - regular packs until 2015
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-25
Source & attribution [1] ↗Imperial Brands
Imperial Brands: our brands, JPS entry and brand timeline (13 September 2026 capture)
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-25
Source & attribution [3] ↗Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
Impressum, jps.de
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-25
Source & attribution [4] ↗Coverage & research gaps (6)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Context: 1 / 1 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 2 / 2 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- specifications · not_researched: Carbon monoxide yield is not given in the catalogue entry, and the side panel carrying it is not in the photograph
- ingredients · not_researched: The tobacco blend and additive list of this article
- identity · unknown: Launch and withdrawal dates of the Shape line are not in the catalogue; a sibling Shape Blue (40296586) was catalogued the same year
- images · not_researched: The front photograph found is a collector's scan that states no reuse licence; a licensed front photo is wanted
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ John Player Special - regular packs until 2015 zigsam.at cigarette pack collection. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-25. Entry "John Player Special Shape Red", Germany 2010.
- ↑ Front of the 19-cigarette German pack, 2010 (collection photograph) zigsam.at cigarette pack collection. pack. Accessed 2026-09-25. Front panel.
- ↑ Imperial Brands: our brands, JPS entry and brand timeline (13 September 2026 capture) Imperial Brands. manufacturer. Published 2026-09-13. Accessed 2026-09-25. JPS entry and brand timeline. Upstream: https://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/our-brands.
- ↑ Impressum, jps.de Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-25. Imprint.
Barcode & identifiers
- EAN-8
40296579- GTIN-14
00000040296579- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0000040296579
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