Australia grapples with tobacco tax hike fallout
Australia grapples with tobacco tax hike fallout
A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has concluded that hiking Australia's tobacco excise tax hasn't detered smoking – only the purchase of legal tobacco. As illicit trade, crime, and revenue losses mount, the country is becoming an unwilling “poster case”...
Arielle Selya: The scientist who challenged the gateway theory
Arielle Selya: The scientist who challenged the gateway theory
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Arielle Selya, the American scientist who set out to investigate whether vaping leads young people to smoking – only to find the dat...
Nearly 40,000 answer ‘impossible’ EU tobacco survey
Nearly 40,000 answer ‘impossible’ EU tobacco survey
The European Commission's consultation on the future of EU tobacco and nicotine rules closed on 14 August after drawing 39,795 responses. But questions remain over whether the Commission designed the EU tobacc...
‘Severe flaws’ plague study on fathers’ snus use and children’s asthma: expert
‘Severe flaws’ plague study on fathers’ snus use and children’s asthma: expert
A new study claims that men who used snus during puberty may pass on a higher risk of asthma and allergies to their children. But a prominent researcher says the study suffers from serious methodological flaws...
Can Ireland be trusted to get EU’s new nicotine rules right?
Can Ireland be trusted to get EU’s new nicotine rules right?
As Ireland takes over the rotating EU presidency, negotiators in Brussels continue wrangling over proposed revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive. What can Ireland’s own experience with tobacco control te...
After US FDA says ZYN pouches are less harmful, will Europe follow?
After US FDA says ZYN pouches are less harmful, will Europe follow?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised ZYN brand nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful compared to cigarettes. Meanwhile, EU regulators continue to debate whether pouches should be ...
Brussels should learn from Sweden instead of trying to sabotage it
Brussels should learn from Sweden instead of trying to sabotage it
Sweden’s became smoke-free thanks to an exception from misguided EU tobacco policies. Rather than undermining policies behind Sweden’s success, the European Commission should instead learn from the evidence an...
Will Brussels learn from Sweden before rewriting Europe’s nicotine rules?
Will Brussels learn from Sweden before rewriting Europe’s nicotine rules?
As the EU inches forward with plans to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), Sweden’s experience with snus and nicotine pouches has emerged as a central point of discussion in the European nicotine deba...
Swedish health minister slams France pouch ban: ‘idiotic’
Swedish health minister slams France pouch ban: ‘idiotic’
Sweden’s minister of health Elisabeth Lann has rebuked France’s ban on nicotine pouches while reaffirming her support for harm reduction in nicotine policy. Lann’s criticism of France emerged during an inte...