Articles tagged with TPD
TED revision: Sweden needs more influence over EU nicotine tax proposals
TED revision: Sweden needs more influence over EU nicotine tax proposals
A letter signed by 15 EU finance ministers urging the European Commission to push ahead with revisions to the Tobacco Excise Tax Directive (TED) has raised alarm bells that the proposed TED revision ignores the harm reduction example set by Sweden. Accordi...
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...
EU tobacco tax reform risks undermining harm reduction: report
EU tobacco tax reform risks undermining harm reduction: report
A fresh analysis of the European Commission’s tobacco tax reform plans raises concerns that the revised directive could punish safer nicotine alternatives like snus and nicotine pouches. The European Commis...
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2024
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2024
Which articles from 2024 attracted the most attention from Snusforumet readers? Check out our list of Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2024 so you can find, read, and share our most compelling stories from ...
Strömer reflects on a decade defending snus in Sweden: ‘fantastic and surreal’
Strömer reflects on a decade defending snus in Sweden: ‘fantastic and surreal’
Patrik Strömer looks back on ten years as Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, reflecting on how things have changed - both in Sweden and globally - since he stepped into the rol...
Snus and the EU: The debate since 1995
Snus and the EU: The debate since 1995
From just another tobacco product to a public health phenomenon, how has a small pouch managed to keep tongues wagging across the EU for nearly 30 years? Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association of...
The Tobacco Products Directive: A guide to nicotine legislation in the EU
The Tobacco Products Directive: A guide to nicotine legislation in the EU
With the EU expected to review tobacco and nicotine products regulation after upcoming parliamentary elections, Snusforumet has put together a guide to understanding the Tobacco Products Directive, TPD3. 1....
EU tobacco public consultation: key results
EU tobacco public consultation: key results
The EU's Tobacco Products Directive Public Consultation on oral tobacco drew nearly 18,000 responses. A recent analysis examines the public's feedback, policy issues and critiques the consultation's approach, ...