Articles tagged with EU
Massive response to Dutch nicotine pouch ban threat
Massive response to Dutch nicotine pouch ban threat
Tobacco harm reduction advocates turned out in droves to respond to a consultation on Dutch legislation that aims to ban tobacco-free nicotine pouches in the Netherlands. More than 125 responses arrived by the January 16, 2023 deadline. The Dutch governmen...
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022
What were the most popular stories from 2022 among Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles of 2022 to make it easier for readers to find, read, and s...
The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’
The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’
From updated legislation on nicotine products to the emergence of two smoke-free generations in Sweden, the year in snus 2022 has been an eventful one, says Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association...
Leaked EU doc sparks ‘snus shock’ in Sweden
Leaked EU doc sparks ‘snus shock’ in Sweden
Weekend media reports about a leaked EU document purportedly calling for a steep increase in excise duties on Swedish snus sparked an angry "snus shock" among Swedish snus consumers and politicians. “What’s...
Exclusive: Call for Evidence Database reveals smokers’ preference for pouches
Exclusive: Call for Evidence Database reveals smokers’ preference for pouches
Snusforumet is the first media outlet to gain access to a unique database of roughly 24,000 submissions to the European Commission’s call for evidence process ahead of revisions to EU tobacco laws. It’s the fi...
‘Finland and Sweden should join forces to liberalise EU snus legislation’
‘Finland and Sweden should join forces to liberalise EU snus legislation’
Support for more liberal snus legislation is growing in Finland - but it’s at the EU level that change must take place. Sweden's next government should join forces with Finland to help rally public opinion and...
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 regul...
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...