Articles tagged with Nicotine pouches
Nicotine industry body launches in Finland amid tighter regulation
Nicotine industry body launches in Finland amid tighter regulation
Finland’s nicotine manufacturing sector has formed a new national industry association as the country moves toward stricter regulation of nicotine pouches and other smoke-free products. The association, Savuton Nikotiiniala ry (SNA), began operating in lat...
Nicotine regulations in Finland: A timeline
Nicotine regulations in Finland: A timeline
Finland is implementing a range of new regulations between 2025 and 2027. Below is a summary of the new nicotine regulations in Finland that have the potential to reshape the country’s nicotine pouch market. ...
While Europe dithers, US moves closer to seeing nicotine pouches as less harmful
While Europe dithers, US moves closer to seeing nicotine pouches as less harmful
Regulators in the United States have moved a step closer to allowing Zyn brand nicotine pouches to be marketed as less-harmful alternatives to cigarettes. At a recent public hearing convened by the U.S. Foo...
New Nordic data blows up nicotine ‘gateway myth’
New Nordic data blows up nicotine ‘gateway myth’
A fresh Nordic Council report has delivered compelling new population-level evidence showing that snus and nicotine pouches are not a gateway into smoking – they are a gateway out. The data comes from the r...
New study: Swedish snus pouch innovation reduces local irritation
New study: Swedish snus pouch innovation reduces local irritation
For the first time, researchers have shown that technical innovations to snus pouches can help reduce sores and irritation in consumers’ mouths. The findings come from a recent study showing that irritation...
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’
With the WHO COP11 meetings in Geneva now over, Snusforumet catches up with Patrik Strömer of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers for an analysis of what happened, why, and what it means for tobacco ...
Cochrane moves toward seeing nicotine pouches as a smoking cessation aid
Cochrane moves toward seeing nicotine pouches as a smoking cessation aid
The highly respected Cochrane Library has published a review looking at nicotine pouches as a smoking cessation aid. Despite current limitations, the study marks an important step toward giving pouches serious...
Sweden launches new warnings to France, Spain over ‘absurd’ pouch bans
Sweden launches new warnings to France, Spain over ‘absurd’ pouch bans
In a last-ditch effort to protect nicotine pouch access in Europe, Sweden has fired off formal letters to both France and Spain, urging the countries to backtrack on nicotine pouch bans that risk turning Swedi...
Most pouch consumers are former smokers, US study shows
Most pouch consumers are former smokers, US study shows
Nicotine pouches are more likely to serve as a tool for tobacco harm reduction and don’t appear to be the gateway into nicotine use that many fear, new research on pouch consumers from the United States shows....