Articles tagged with TPD
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 tell us about what to expect over the next six month...
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 ...
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...
Estonia offers Europe a cautionary tale on nicotine regulation
Estonia offers Europe a cautionary tale on nicotine regulation
As the European Union debates how to tax and regulate nicotine products, evidence from a unique “controlled experiment” in Estonia provides a cautionary tale about the effects of prohibitionist policies. Es...
TPD3: Consumers and scientists urged to act as EU prepares new tobacco rules
TPD3: Consumers and scientists urged to act as EU prepares new tobacco rules
As the European Union begins work on the next revision of its Tobacco Products Directive (TPD3), an international group of public health experts, researchers, and consumer advocates is calling on nicotine cons...
GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
As delegates prepare to head to Warsaw for the 13th Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN26), Snusforumet catches up with Patrik Strömer to discuss Sweden’s smoke-free success, the ongoing debate about nicotine pouche...
EU seeks public input on tobacco regulation revisions
EU seeks public input on tobacco regulation revisions
The European Commission has opened a public comment period to gather feedback on potential revisions to EU tobacco rules, amid heated debates and divergent member state regulations for new, non-combustible tob...
Nordic nicotine industry to EU: Stop treating pouches like cigarettes
Nordic nicotine industry to EU: Stop treating pouches like cigarettes
Nordic nicotine manufacturers have warned the EU that it risks making a mistake in its nicotine policy, calling for more nuanced and carefully calibrated regulations that take relative risks into account.In a ...
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...