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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 Directive (TED). After months of negotiations, ...
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...
Swedes still face 400% tax hike on pouches with EU’s latest TED revision
Swedes still face 400% tax hike on pouches with EU’s latest TED revision
A new compromise on revising the EU's Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) has emerged. The latest TED revision would raise taxes paid by Swedish nicotine pouch consumers by 400 percent over current levels. The l...
Nordic nicotine industry to EU: Stop treating pouches like cigarettes
Nordic nicotine industry to EU: Stop treating pouches like cigarettes
Nordic nicotine manufacturers have warned the EU that it risks making a mistake in its nicotine policy, calling for more nuanced and carefully calibrated regulations that take relative risks into account.In a ...
Researchers fuming over EU health commissioner’s nicotine misinformation
Researchers fuming over EU health commissioner’s nicotine misinformation
A group of leading European academics and medical researchers has publicly challenged what they describe as “false and misleading” statements by EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi about the risks of smoke-...
Sweden pressures Austria over nicotine pouch restrictions
Sweden pressures Austria over nicotine pouch restrictions
Austria’s plans to restrict nicotine pouches threaten the principles and functioning of the European Union, claims Sweden’s trade minister, who has deployed “the toughest tool we have” to persuade Austria to r...
While Europe dithers, US moves closer to seeing nicotine pouches as less harmful
While Europe dithers, US moves closer to seeing nicotine pouches as less harmful
Regulators in the United States have moved a step closer to allowing Zyn brand nicotine pouches to be marketed as less-harmful alternatives to cigarettes. At a recent public hearing convened by the U.S. Foo...