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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 tobacco survey to produce predetermined answers preferre...
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...
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...
Sweden blocks EU compromise on nicotine pouch tax hike
Sweden blocks EU compromise on nicotine pouch tax hike
EU negotiators failed to reach an agreement on new minimum taxes for tobacco and nicotine products after Sweden refused to back down from its opposition to the latest compromise revision of the Tobacco Excise ...
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...
New data confirms Sweden’s smoke-free status
New data confirms Sweden’s smoke-free status
Fewer than five percent of Swedes smoke daily, according to a new report, effectively cementing Sweden’s status as a smoke-free country. The report, Self-reported Smoking and Snus Habits 2003–2025 from the ...
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...