TED revision: Sweden needs more influence over EU nicotine tax proposals
TED revision: Sweden needs more influence over EU nicotine tax proposals
A letter signed by 15 EU finance ministers urging the European Commission to push ahead with revisions to the Tobacco Excise Tax Directive (TED) has raised alarm bells that the proposed TED revision ignores the harm reduction example set by Sweden. Accordi...
Drive to legalise nicotine pouches gains momentum in Norway
Drive to legalise nicotine pouches gains momentum in Norway
Several Norwegian political parties want to see the country legalise nicotine pouches, arguing they are a less harmful alternative to traditional snus and cigarettes. Nicotine pouches have been banned in ...
Sweden blocks France’s nicotine pouch crackdown
Sweden blocks France’s nicotine pouch crackdown
Sweden is once again pushing back against another EU country’s efforts to ban nicotine pouches, this time taking aim at France. The move follows a similar action targeting Spain earlier this spring and signals...
Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd: Europe needs more snus, not more bans
Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd: Europe needs more snus, not more bans
As EU leaders prepare to overhaul tobacco rules, Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd is calling for a reality check — and defending Sweden’s success story in the fight against smoking. “Snus is already banned outs...
Spain pouch ban proposal sparks Swedish wrath
Spain pouch ban proposal sparks Swedish wrath
The Swedish government has issued a rare and sharply worded rebuke of Spain’s proposed restrictions that would effectively ban nicotine pouches. In an unusually strong move, Sweden has submitted a formal de...
Danish flavour ban fail: nicotine restrictions backfire
Danish flavour ban fail: nicotine restrictions backfire
A Danish flavour ban and other restrictions haven't prevented the share of young Danes who vape from almost doubling over the past two years. A new report reveals that banned vaping flavours remain the most po...
EU tobacco tax reform risks undermining harm reduction: report
EU tobacco tax reform risks undermining harm reduction: report
A fresh analysis of the European Commission’s tobacco tax reform plans raises concerns that the revised directive could punish safer nicotine alternatives like snus and nicotine pouches. The European Commis...
Smoke-free nicotine products to surpass cigarettes in the US in 2025: report
Smoke-free nicotine products to surpass cigarettes in the US in 2025: report
Consumption of smoke-free nicotine products—such as nicotine pouches, snus, and vapes—will surpass that of combustible cigarettes in volume in 2025, according to a new analysis from investment bank Goldman Sac...
Sweden’s success in nicotine pouch regulations: lessons for the EU
Sweden’s success in nicotine pouch regulations: lessons for the EU
The EU’s inner market for nicotine pouches has become a hodgepodge of inconsistent, ad hoc rules often lacking scientific basis. How did we get here, and what could policymakers across the EU learn about nicot...