Articles tagged with Nicotine pouches
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 products. The new rules will come into force on Augu...
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...
German agency: ‘nicotine pouch risks are low’
German agency: ‘nicotine pouch risks are low’
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published a new report on the health risks associated with tobacco-free nicotine pouches. The report finds that nicotine pouch risks are lower than ot...
Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?
Is the vision of a non-combustible tobacco industry within reach?
Leading tobacco companies are moving away from cigarettes toward safer, non-combustible products. But ironically, anti-smoking crusaders continue to block efforts to provide consumers with safer alternatives, ...
Proposed US tobacco tax could have ‘game-changing impact’ on nicotine pouches
Proposed US tobacco tax could have ‘game-changing impact’ on nicotine pouches
The price of nicotine pouches in the US could rise by 178%, making them more expensive than cigarettes, if a new US tobacco tax proposal becomes law. The budget proposal, put forward last month by the Democ...
Smokers in Africa: Nicotine pouches offer an alternative to ‘quit or die’
Smokers in Africa: Nicotine pouches offer an alternative to ‘quit or die’
Helping smokers in Africa quit is an uphill battle and smokers on the continent have said nicotine pouches can help. But knee-jerk reactions by policymakers have removed this important lifeline, hurting people...
New study: Nicotine pouches have 99% lower toxicity than cigarettes
New study: Nicotine pouches have 99% lower toxicity than cigarettes
A new scientific study from Imperial Brands tobacco company has found that nicotine pouches expose users to levels of toxic substances that are 99 percent lower compared to cigarettes. Scientists at Imperi...