Articles tagged with Vaping
Fresh report slams Khan review, renews calls for UK to legalise snus
Fresh report slams Khan review, renews calls for UK to legalise snus
Increased accessibility to low-risk alternatives like snus and nicotine pouches, rather than prohibition advocated by the Khan review, are key to getting UK smokers to kick the habit, according to a fresh report that goes on to call UK harm reduction messagin...
Martin Cullip: Defending nicotine against the ‘nanny state’
Martin Cullip: Defending nicotine against the ‘nanny state’
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to consumer advocate and former New Nicotine Alliance chair Martin Cullip about his participation in the grassroots movement that force...
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...
Sweden rejects controversial e-cigarette flavour ban
Sweden rejects controversial e-cigarette flavour ban
UPDATE: The Swedish parliament has rejected the government’s proposed e-cigarette flavour ban, in line with a report put forward by a parliamentary committee recommending tighter regulations on new nicotine pr...
‘A sad day for UK smokers’: snus ignored in tobacco legislation review
‘A sad day for UK smokers’: snus ignored in tobacco legislation review
The UK government’s recent post-implementation review of tobacco legislation lacks any mention of snus, delivering a blow to hopes the smokeless tobacco product could help Britain reach its ambitious smoke-fre...
New Zealand Smokefree 2025 Action Plan ‘shouldn’t overshadow’ harm reduction progress
New Zealand Smokefree 2025 Action Plan ‘shouldn’t overshadow’ harm reduction progress
New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 Action Plan, which will outlaw smoking for the next generation, has angered many tobacco harm reduction advocates. But Patrik Strömer of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacture...
Flavour ban ‘uncertainty’ clouds BECA tobacco harm reduction win
Flavour ban ‘uncertainty’ clouds BECA tobacco harm reduction win
A special committee of MEPs has adopted language acknowledging tobacco harm reduction as part of a sweeping set of recommendations to guide the EU’s fight against cancer. But concerns about a widened flavour b...
FCTC COP9: All eyes on UK as pressure mounts over WHO harm reduction stance
FCTC COP9: All eyes on UK as pressure mounts over WHO harm reduction stance
Amid a growing chorus calling for the WHO to drop its opposition to tobacco harm reduction, many are pinning their hopes on a post-Brexit UK to challenge the status quo at the upcoming FCTC COP9 meetings. F...
Tobacco control experts lament ‘unbalanced’ debate on harm reduction
Tobacco control experts lament ‘unbalanced’ debate on harm reduction
Kenneth E. Warner is among a group of prominent tobacco control experts who warn that focusing too much on nicotine’s potential risks for youth has resulted in an “unbalanced” debate that overlooks the potent...