Articles about Regulations
Czech EU presidency puts focus on tobacco harm reduction
Czech EU presidency puts focus on tobacco harm reduction
The six-month Czech EU presidency, which kicks off in July 2022, is set to create a forceful proponent of tobacco harm reduction within the EU as the bloc forges ahead with efforts to draw up new tobacco regulations. The Czech Republic took over the Presid...
WHO tobacco control ‘failing’ European smokers: study
WHO tobacco control ‘failing’ European smokers: study
A new, independent study shows that World Health Organisation (WHO) tobacco control measures are failing European smokers trying to quit. The study also calls for an end to the EU ban on snus, stressing tha...
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...
EU opens ‘call for evidence’ on nicotine pouches
EU opens ‘call for evidence’ on nicotine pouches
Nicotine consumers and tobacco harm reduction advocates can now have a direct impact on EU rules governing nicotine pouches and other tobacco products. But they need to act by June 17th. “This is a...
Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data
Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data
Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal sees as “very serious” the possibility that DG SANTE “fabricated data” about member states' views on a possible nicotine pouch ban. “It is difficult to free oneself from the susp...
Docs expose DG SANTE ‘duplicity’ on nicotine pouch regulation
Docs expose DG SANTE ‘duplicity’ on nicotine pouch regulation
Previously unreleased EU documents obtained by Snusforumet reveal the European Commission's DG SANTE exaggerated claims about member states’ desire for EU-wide regulation and calls to ban tobacco-free nicotine...
‘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...
BBC highlights snus’s potential to help cut UK smoking rates
BBC highlights snus’s potential to help cut UK smoking rates
Swedish snus played a starring role in a recent BBC news segment exploring the smokeless tobacco product’s potential to help cut UK smoking rates. The segment also features Professor David Nutt, an expert i...
Danish nicotine ban under fire: ‘discrimination and desperate symbolism’
Danish nicotine ban under fire: ‘discrimination and desperate symbolism’
A proposed Danish nicotine ban that would prevent anyone born 2010 or later from ever buying nicotine products has been slammed by critics for being discriminatory and ineffective Currently, Denmark has an ...