Articles tagged with Swedish Match
Will Sweden dare to export its own vaccine against smoking?
Will Sweden dare to export its own vaccine against smoking?
Snus is one of Sweden's most successful innovations, but politics lags behind in taking steps to reap the full public health benefits. Industry leaders, researchers, and politicians gathered recently to discuss how Sweden can move from moralism to leadership ...
US FDA finds nicotine pouches are ‘lower risk’, help smokers quit
US FDA finds nicotine pouches are ‘lower risk’, help smokers quit
Following an extensive scientific review, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that 20 varieties of nicotine pouches are less harmful than cigarettes and an effective alternative for adult s...
Snus gender norms in the 1800s
Snus gender norms in the 1800s
Learn about the gender norms of 19th-century Sweden and their impact on the use of moist, oral snus, as contrasted with powdered, nasal snuff, in this second installment of our snus culture series.In part one ...
Charles A. Gardner: Prohibiting reduced-risk products ‘akin to manslaughter’
Charles A. Gardner: Prohibiting reduced-risk products ‘akin to manslaughter’
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Dr. Charles A. Gardner, executive director of INNCO, the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations, about the many sh...
Lars Rutqvist: the oncologist who wants smokers to switch to Swedish snus
Lars Rutqvist: the oncologist who wants smokers to switch to Swedish snus
In the 1980s, it was controversial to claim that snus is less harmful than smoking cigarettes, especially if you were an oncologist. But Lars Rutqvist simply wanted to let the research speak for itself. And it...
Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition of Swedish Match on harm reduction
Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition of Swedish Match on harm reduction
Snusforumet speaks with several tobacco harm reduction experts and advocates to get their take on the potential impact of PMI's acquisition of Swedish Match. On May 11, Philip Morris International (PMI) ann...
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021
Which stories were the most popular with Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles to make it easier for readers to find, read, and share the "greatest...
Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?
Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?
Leading tobacco companies are moving away from cigarettes toward safer, non-combustible products. But ironically, anti-smoking crusaders continue to block efforts to provide consumers with safer alternatives, ...
Nicotine regulation in Europe: ‘It feels like we’re going backwards’
Nicotine regulation in Europe: ‘It feels like we’re going backwards’
Despite ample evidence that snus and new nicotine products can save lives by helping people quit smoking, harm reduction advocates and industry experts fear that European policymakers are less informed about n...