Articles tagged with TPD
Snus and the EU: The debate since 1995
Snus and the EU: The debate since 1995
From just another tobacco product to a public health phenomenon, how has a small pouch managed to keep tongues wagging across the EU for nearly 30 years? Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, looks back at the twi...
Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends
Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends
Two Swedish MEPs have written a sharply worded letter criticizing the European Commission’s recently closed public consultation to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They want to see a more objective...
EU seeks more input on tobacco legislation in new call for evidence
EU seeks more input on tobacco legislation in new call for evidence
The European Commission has opened a new call for evidence as part of an ongoing assessment of whether current tobacco control legislation has kept up with the “rapid rise” in new products. Officially launc...
Dutch flavour ban fears: Copy Sweden’s harm reduction model instead
Dutch flavour ban fears: Copy Sweden’s harm reduction model instead
A proposed Dutch flavour ban has tobacco harm reduction advocates scrambling, prompting questions as to why the Netherlands doesn’t instead follow Sweden’s example when it comes to regulating nicotine products...
‘Record’ public response ahead of EU tobacco law revisions
‘Record’ public response ahead of EU tobacco law revisions
The European Commission was flooded with more than 24,000 responses to its “call for evidence” as it considers possible updates to EU tobacco laws. The majority of respondents indicated support for tobacco har...
UK breaks from ‘flawed’ EU science with vow of evidence-based snus ban review
UK breaks from ‘flawed’ EU science with vow of evidence-based snus ban review
UK health minister Jo Churchill’s promise of an evidence-based snus ban review marks a significant turning point in acknowledging the questionable science behind the impact assessment used by the EU to justify...
Global Forum on Nicotine 2021 preview: Patrik Strömer on snus and the future of nicotine
Global Forum on Nicotine 2021 preview: Patrik Strömer on snus and the future of nicotine
Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, offers his recommendations and expectations about what to watch ahead of the Global Forum on Nicotine 2021. Themed ‘the Fu...
Swedish MEP: Revised EU Tobacco Products Directive must allow snus
Swedish MEP: Revised EU Tobacco Products Directive must allow snus
The upcoming revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is an opportunity to finally lift the EU’s ban on snus and give smokers the chance to switch to a much less harmful product, argues Swedish MEP ...
EU Tobacco Products Directive a ‘wasted opportunity’ to learn from Sweden
EU Tobacco Products Directive a ‘wasted opportunity’ to learn from Sweden
The latest EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) report makes no attempt to understand why the one EU country where snus is legal also has the EU’s lowest smoking rates. The TPD 2021 Application Report, publi...