Articles tagged with Patrik Strömer
Snus makers welcome Sweden’s push to regulate nicotine pouches
Snus makers welcome Sweden’s push to regulate nicotine pouches
The Swedish government will launch a public inquiry to explore how best to regulate nicotine pouches that are free from tobacco, a move welcomed by the country’s snus manufacturers. Sweden’s Ministry of Health and Social Affairs announced its decision to ...
Snus in 2019: the year in review
Snus in 2019: the year in review
Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, reflects on this year's biggest events surrounding snus in 2019, while also finding time to ponder what he wants from F...
Harm reduction in focus at Global Forum on Nicotine 2018
Harm reduction in focus at Global Forum on Nicotine 2018
The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) is an annual conference that brings together researchers, manufacturers, and users of nicotine, a wide spectrum of participants rarely found in other similar conferences. ...
18th-century snus found in Swedish town
18th-century snus found in Swedish town
A small box of snus from the 18th century has been found during an excavation in the town of Norrköping in Sweden, the country’s National Historical Museums has revealed. Among other interesting finds, such...
The unsustainable EU snus ban
The unsustainable EU snus ban
Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, reflects on the unsustainable EU snus ban following a recent announcement by the European Court of Justice. Henrik Saugman...
What’s in Sweden’s new tobacco bill?
What’s in Sweden’s new tobacco bill?
Patrik Strömer, General Secretary of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, takes a closer look at Sweden's latest tobacco bill. In the proposal for a new tobacco law presented by Sweden’s health mi...
Patrik Strömer on how snus is discriminated against in the EU
Patrik Strömer on how snus is discriminated against in the EU
Swedish Match is challenging the EU's ban on the sale of snus in the European Court of Justice but is receiving no support from the Swedish government. Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association ...
Column: How should e-cigarettes be taxed? By weight, harm or arbitrarily?
Column: How should e-cigarettes be taxed? By weight, harm or arbitrarily?
Swedish snus has been around for 200 years, e-cigarettes in their current form were invented during this millennium. Both products share the advantage that users can ingest nicotine without being exposed to ha...
Column: Patrik Strömer on snus and diabetes
Column: Patrik Strömer on snus and diabetes
A new scientific study has been published on diabetes and snus: Smokeless tobacco (snus) is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes: results from five pooled cohorts. The study purports to show an...