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Researchers: Plain snus packaging may hurt public health
Researchers: Plain snus packaging may hurt public health
Published: November 17, 2016 Norway’s health minister Bent Høie has called for snus to be included in a government proposal for neutral or plain tobacco packaging, arguing that otherwise, the new law risks leading to an increase in the number of snus users...
The subsidiarity principle, EU, and Swedish snus explained
The subsidiarity principle, EU, and Swedish snus explained
In this Q&A, the Brussels-based lawyer Martin Johansson, from the Swedish law firm Vinge answers some common questions on what laws, rules, and principles apply to Sweden, the EU, and snus....
World leading smokeless tobacco regulation comes in force in Sweden
World leading smokeless tobacco regulation comes in force in Sweden
On 11 April, 2016, new Swedish regulations for additives in snus will come into force. The regulations developed by the National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket) entail the introduction of specific limit...
PRESS RELEASE: How snus users will be affected by new tobacco rules
PRESS RELEASE: How snus users will be affected by new tobacco rules
Life will get worse for a million snus users if Gabriel Wikström gets his way in shaping new tobacco rules. The inquiry into tougher tobacco regulation led by judge Göran Lundahl (SOU 2016:14) today publish...
Swedish snus reaches new heights in Switzerland
Swedish snus reaches new heights in Switzerland
Sweden has become the leading exporter of smokeless tobacco to Switzerland, according to the latest statistics from Swiss customs. A total of 50 tonnes of snus was exported from Sweden to Switzerland ...
Tax committee report: Snus tax revenues plummet due to Laffer-effect
Tax committee report: Snus tax revenues plummet due to Laffer-effect
Published: February 12, 2016 Tax revenues from snus dropped by almost SEK 200m between 2013 and 2014, according to a new report from the Swedish parliament’s Committee on Taxation, which explained the fall ...
A critique of the new EU report ‘More common rules for tobacco’
A critique of the new EU report ‘More common rules for tobacco’
Snus has been regulated in Sweden under the Food Act since 1971, meaning all requirements placed on the production and sale of food apply equally to Swedish snus. The total domestic market for snus is wort...