Articles tagged with Patrik Strömer
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 increased risk for heavy snus users regarding age...
PRESS RELEASE: How snus users will be affected by new tobacco rules
PRESS RELEASE: How snus users will be affected by new tobacco rules
Life will get worse for a million snus users if Gabriel Wikström gets his way in shaping new tobacco rules. The inquiry into tougher tobacco regulation led by judge Göran Lundahl (SOU 2016:14) today publish...
Have a happy snus New Year!
Have a happy snus New Year!
It has been an intense year in the world of snus. As the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers has stepped up its efforts to give out information and influence politics, there has been a renew...
A critique of the new EU report ‘More common rules for tobacco’
A critique of the new EU report ‘More common rules for tobacco’
Snus has been regulated in Sweden under the Food Act since 1971, meaning all requirements placed on the production and sale of food apply equally to Swedish snus. The total domestic market for snus is wort...