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A pack for tobacco industry products such as menthol cigarettes, comprises a housing (1) defining an enclosure containing tobacco industry products (4) and a pad (34) disposed in or on the pack, impregnated with the substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products, such as a m

A pack for tobacco industry products such as menthol cigarettes, comprises a housing (1) defining an enclosure containing tobacco industry products (4) and a pad (34) disposed in or on the pack, impregnated with the substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products, such as a menthol flavorant, and a removable strip (32), attached to the pad so that when removed, the substance is released into the pack from the carrier to be adsorbed by the cigarettes. Thus, menthol can be released from the pad into the pack after opening by the consumer, by removal of the strip to boost the level of menthol flavorant in the cigarettes.

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1. A pack for tobacco industry products, comprising: a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products can be accommodated, the housing comprising an outer shell, an inner frame and a lid, anda carrier disposed in or on a pack, said carrier able to accommodate a subst

1. A pack for tobacco industry products, comprising: a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products can be accommodated, the housing comprising an outer shell, an inner frame and a lid, anda carrier disposed in or on a pack, said carrier able to accommodate a substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products within the pack;wherein the carrier comprises a pad impregnated with the substance, and a removable strip, the pad and the strip being disposed between the outer shell and the inner frame and the strip having a portion extending into the lid wherein when opened, the strip can be gripped manually and removed from engagement with the pad to release the substance from the pad into the pack. 2. The pack according to claim 1 wherein the pad is attached to the outer shell, and a membrane is provided between the outer shell and the pad to prevent the substance in the pad from passing into the outer shell. 3. The pack according to claim 1 including an aperture configuration in the outer shell overlying the strip to provide a visual indication of whether the strip has been removed from the pack. 4. The pack according to claim 3 wherein the inner frame is of a different appearance from the strip in a region underlying the aperture configuration in the outer shell. 5. The pack according to claim 1, including a wick to convey the substance from the pad within the enclosure. 6. The pack according to claim 5, wherein the wick comprises a portion of the housing. 7. The pack according to claim 5, wherein the wick is disposed to direct to the substance released from the carrier to a predetermined portion of the enclosure. 8. The pack according to claim 7, wherein tobacco industry products are contained in the pack that comprise filter tipped smoking articles, and the predetermined portion of the enclosure is disposed distally from the end for the filters. 9. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the inner frame is permeable to the substance accommodated in the carrier. 10. The pack according to claim 1 wherein the substance accommodated in the carrier comprises at least one of a flavouring substance and a substance to refresh dry and stale products without additional flavouring thereof. 11. The pack according to claim 1 wherein the substance accommodated in the carrier is menthol. 12. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the substance accommodated in the carrier is water. 13. The pack according to claim 1 wherein the pack contains smoking articles. 14. The pack according to claim 1 wherein the pack contains menthol flavoured cigarettes. 15. A kit for forming a pack for tobacco industry products, comprising: a first blank foldable to form an outer shell for a pack having an openable lid, and a second blank foldable to form an inner frame for containing tobacco industry products, to be received within the outer shell; anda carrier to be disposed between the inner frame and outer shell, said carrier being arranged to accommodate a substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products when in the pack, the carrier comprising a pad to be impregnated with the substance and a removable strip, attached to the carrier so that when removed, the substance is released into the pack from the carrier, the strip having a portion to extend into the lid so that when opened, the strip can be gripped manually and removed from engagement with the pad to release the substance from the pad into the pack. 16. A method of manufacturing a pack for tobacco industry products, comprising: forming a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products can be accommodated, the housing comprising an outer shell, an inner frame and a lid, andproviding a carrier disposed in or on a pack, said carrier for a substance for altering characteristics of the tobacco industry products when in the pack, the carrier comprising a pad impregnated with the substance, and a removable strip attached to the carrier, the pad and the strip being disposed between the outer shell and the inner frame and the strip having a portion extending into the lid so that when opened, the strip can be gripped manually and removed from engagement with the pad to release the substance from the pad into the pack. 17. The method according to claim 16 including attaching the carrier to a blank and folding the blank to form the inner frame. 18. The method according to claim 16 including gluing the carrier to the inner frame.