Articles tagged with NNA

Regulations
eu call for evidence EU tobacco law

‘Record’ public response ahead of EU tobacco law revisions

‘Record’ public response ahead of EU tobacco law revisions

The European Commission was flooded with more than 24,000 responses to its “call for evidence” as it considers possible updates to EU tobacco laws. The majority of respondents indicated support for tobacco harm reduction. The 4-week window for EU citizens,...

Opinions
Bengt Wiberg EUforSnus Harm Reduction Heroes

Bengt Wiberg: one inventor’s fight to legalise snus in the EU

Bengt Wiberg: one inventor’s fight to legalise snus in the EU

In the first instalment of Snusforumet's Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet catches up with Bengt Wiberg, a Swedish entrepreneur whose passion for snus has spawned a global movement to legalise snus in ...

Opinions

New calls to overturn UK snus ban post-Brexit

New calls to overturn UK snus ban post-Brexit

The New Nicotine Alliance, a UK-based non-profit, has launched a campaign to overturn the UK snus ban, sending a proposal to key decision makers in a bid to legalise Swedish snus.  The UK left the EU in Feb...

Opinions

New survey charts European nicotine consumption patterns

New survey charts European nicotine consumption patterns

Tobacco harm reduction advocates are conducting an ambitious, pan-European survey in hopes of painting a more accurate picture of European nicotine consumption patterns. Launched in October by the European ...

Regulations

Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government

Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government

The British government has given the first indications that it might consider legalising the sale of snus after Brexit now that the country has left the European Union.  In the run up to Brexit, a growing n...

Health

Nicotine and Covid-19: the world needs Sweden’s help

Nicotine and Covid-19: the world needs Sweden’s help

Widespread use of snus puts Sweden in a unique position to help the world better understand the relationship between nicotine and Covid-19 argues Mark Oates of the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) in a Snusforu...

Regulations

Fight to end snus ban continues despite new EU ‘no’

Fight to end snus ban continues despite new EU ‘no’

The ban on the sale of snus in the European Union is set to remain in place after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against Swedish Match in what campaigners slammed as “a defeat for public health”.  ...