Articles tagged with Patrik Strömer
Finland stoops to regulatory ‘nonsense’ in bid to ban nicotine pouches
Finland stoops to regulatory ‘nonsense’ in bid to ban nicotine pouches
Finland’s pharmaceutical regulator recently declared it would cease regulating nicotine pouches, spurring a contentious, possibly legally questionable scramble to reassert the nation’s tacit ban on the product. It’s the latest twist in a long-running...
Dutch move ahead with nicotine pouch ban
Dutch move ahead with nicotine pouch ban
The Dutch government announced a ban on the sale of nicotine pouches, depriving smokers in the Netherlands of the opportunity to choose a reduced-risk product that could help them quit the deadly habit. In ...
Online snus sales under threat in Norway
Online snus sales under threat in Norway
The Norwegian government wants to ban online snus sales as part of a new tobacco strategy. But experts warn the measure may be counterproductive for efforts to reduce smoking rates. Norway’s new tobacco str...
EU cancer summit snubs Swedes’ lung cancer success: ‘A missed opportunity’
EU cancer summit snubs Swedes’ lung cancer success: ‘A missed opportunity’
Sweden boasts the EU’s lowest lung cancer rates, thanks largely to the prevalence of Swedish snus. Yet a high-level EU cancer conference hosted in Stockholm as part of the Swedish EU presidency failed to highl...
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...
Health warning headache for Sweden’s new nicotine regulations
Health warning headache for Sweden’s new nicotine regulations
While implementing Sweden's new regulations for nicotine products has been a breeze for retailers, a lack of detail in new guidelines from the public health agency has created uncertainty for manufacturers. ...
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...
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...