Articles tagged with Nicotine pouches
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 recent Nording Monitoring (NORMO) 2025 report, whic...
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....
Top 5 flaws in France’s defence of disputed nicotine pouch ban
Top 5 flaws in France’s defence of disputed nicotine pouch ban
France has responded to objections from Sweden over the country's plans to ban nicotine pouches. But the defence delivered by France to the European Commission is sorely lacking. Here are five serious shortcom...
Swedish politicians resist anti-nicotine dogma, embrace pragmatic progress
Swedish politicians resist anti-nicotine dogma, embrace pragmatic progress
As the EU wrestles with another round of tobacco policy reform amid a flurry of anti-nicotine propaganda, the debate about nicotine regulation shows no signs of letting up. In Sweden, however, where smoking ra...
Spain resorts to ‘ideological’ defence of pouch ban proposal
Spain resorts to ‘ideological’ defence of pouch ban proposal
Spain has responded to Sweden’s detailed opinion opposing proposed restrictions on nicotine pouches in a reply marked by exaggerated claims and devoid of scientific rigour. “This is ideological postur...