Articles tagged with Patrik Strömer
New report reveals snus use patterns in Sweden
New report reveals snus use patterns in Sweden
A new report on snus use from Sweden's Central Association for Alcohol and Drug Information, CAN, shows that approximately 17 percent of the Swedish population used snus in some form in 2019. Since 2013 CAN, has been responsible for annual reports on tota...
Most Swedes see e-scooters as a greater danger than snus
Most Swedes see e-scooters as a greater danger than snus
Unhealthy products, gambling ads, and e-scooters are high on Swedes' wish list of what the state should regulate more strictly. But few have problems with snus. A survey recently conducted by Demoskop on be...
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 He...
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 ...