Articles tagged with TPD
Criticism mounts over Kenvue-backed European Parliament nicotine event
Criticism mounts over Kenvue-backed European Parliament nicotine event
Harm-reduction advocates say their registrations for a European Parliament nicotine event on 17 November were cancelled. In an open letter, Brussels analyst David Zaruk now demands answers from the event's host. Criticism is growing over a European Parliam...
Nicorette maker backs EU Parliament event that shuts out rival nicotine sellers
Nicorette maker backs EU Parliament event that shuts out rival nicotine sellers
Nicorette maker Kenvue and a group that previously rewrote an EU report favourable findings on snus are behind a European Parliament event promising to “debunk” the Swedish Experience of tobacco harm reduction...
‘Europe can’t get this wrong’: industry unites to warn Brussels over TPD
‘Europe can’t get this wrong’: industry unites to warn Brussels over TPD
Snus manufacturers from Sweden, the EU's first smoke-free country, are among more than 200 European organisations and businesses urging Ursula von der Leyen to rethink a rushed Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)...
Twelve days apart, MEPs contradict themselves on nicotine
Twelve days apart, MEPs contradict themselves on nicotine
Less than two weeks after the European Parliament recognised that nicotine products carry different risks, its health committee backed a Beating Cancer Plan report calling for tougher rules across tobacco and ...
Eight EU countries demand nicotine ‘market freeze’
Eight EU countries demand nicotine ‘market freeze’
Eight EU countries want Brussels to impose a “market freeze” on new nicotine products, tighten restrictions on those already on sale, and allow national bans on nicotine pouches. The demands come in a...
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...
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 ...
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...