Articles about Regulations
Why you should NOT equate snus with cigarettes: 3 arguments
Why you should NOT equate snus with cigarettes: 3 arguments
Despite the huge differences in health risks between smoking and snus, there are those who still believe that all tobacco use should be treated equally when shaping policy. Below are a few arguments for why it's wrong to equate snus with cigarettes and treat ...
Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland
Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland
The snus ban in Finland has led to a growing black market for snus, costing the state coffers important revenues without reducing demand for snus, warns the Swedish Peoples’ Party of Finland's youth wing as it...
Most Swedes see e-scooters as a greater danger than snus
Most Swedes see e-scooters as a greater danger than snus
Unhealthy products, gambling ads, and e-scooters are high on Swedes' wish list of what the state should regulate more strictly. But few have problems with snus. A survey recently conducted by Demoskop on be...
Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government
Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government
The British government has given the first indications that it might consider legalising the sale of snus after Brexit now that the country has left the European Union. In the run up to Brexit, a growing n...
Sweden’s inaction on snus in Brussels ‘unethical’
Sweden’s inaction on snus in Brussels ‘unethical’
The independent Snus Commission has taken the Swedish government to task for its inaction on snus in Brussels and failure to inform the EU about the public health benefits of snus. A more proactive approac...
Coronavirus pandemic helps US see benefits of snus
Coronavirus pandemic helps US see benefits of snus
Can the coronavirus pandemic convince smokers to switch to snus? The question is currently discussion in the United States, the country hardest hit by Covid-19. Researchers and doctors around the world are ...
Snus makers welcome Sweden’s push to regulate nicotine pouches
Snus makers welcome Sweden’s push to regulate nicotine pouches
The Swedish government will launch a public inquiry to explore how best to regulate nicotine pouches that are free from tobacco, a move welcomed by the country’s snus manufacturers. Sweden’s Ministry of He...
US FDA confirms snus is less dangerous than cigarettes
US FDA confirms snus is less dangerous than cigarettes
Snus from Swedish Match will be the first tobacco product ever to be designated as "less risky" in the US following a historic decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “We see it as a scientif...