Articles tagged with Spain
New study challenges nicotine dual use misconceptions
New study challenges nicotine dual use misconceptions
Smokers who combine cigarettes with alternative nicotine products smoke significantly less, a new study from Spain reveals, and in some cases quit completely, poking holes in misplaced fears about the dynamics of dual use. The st...
Sweden launches new warnings to France, Spain over ‘absurd’ pouch bans
Sweden launches new warnings to France, Spain over ‘absurd’ pouch bans
In a last-ditch effort to protect nicotine pouch access in Europe, Sweden has fired off formal letters to both France and Spain, urging the countries to backtrack on nicotine pouch bans that risk turning Swedi...
Spain resorts to ‘ideological’ defence of pouch ban proposal
Spain resorts to ‘ideological’ defence of pouch ban proposal
Spain has responded to Sweden’s detailed opinion opposing proposed restrictions on nicotine pouches in a reply marked by exaggerated claims and devoid of scientific rigour. “This is ideological postur...
Sweden blocks France’s nicotine pouch crackdown
Sweden blocks France’s nicotine pouch crackdown
Sweden is once again pushing back against another EU country’s efforts to ban nicotine pouches, this time taking aim at France. The move follows a similar action targeting Spain earlier this spring and signals...
Spain pouch ban proposal sparks Swedish wrath
Spain pouch ban proposal sparks Swedish wrath
The Swedish government has issued a rare and sharply worded rebuke of Spain’s proposed restrictions that would effectively ban nicotine pouches. In an unusually strong move, Sweden has submitted a formal de...
Two countries without snus miss smoking reduction goals
Two countries without snus miss smoking reduction goals
Tougher legislation and more anti-smoking measures have not yielded the expected results in Spain or Australia, two countries where snus is banned. Spain banned smoking in the workplace in 2005 and in resta...