Articles tagged with TPD
Twelve days apart, MEPs contradict themselves on nicotine
Twelve days apart, MEPs contradict themselves on nicotine
Less than two weeks after the European Parliament recognised that nicotine products carry different risks, its health committee backed a Beating Cancer Plan report calling for tougher rules across tobacco and nicotine categories. Critics say the two positions...
Eight EU countries demand nicotine ‘market freeze’
Eight EU countries demand nicotine ‘market freeze’
Eight EU countries want Brussels to impose a “market freeze” on new nicotine products, tighten restrictions on those already on sale, and allow national bans on nicotine pouches. The demands come in a...
Nearly 40,000 answer ‘impossible’ EU tobacco survey
Nearly 40,000 answer ‘impossible’ EU tobacco survey
The European Commission's consultation on the future of EU tobacco and nicotine rules closed on 14 August after drawing 39,795 responses. But questions remain over whether the Commission designed the EU tobacc...
Can Ireland be trusted to get EU’s new nicotine rules right?
Can Ireland be trusted to get EU’s new nicotine rules right?
As Ireland takes over the rotating EU presidency, negotiators in Brussels continue wrangling over proposed revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive. What can Ireland’s own experience with tobacco control te...
After US FDA says ZYN pouches are less harmful, will Europe follow?
After US FDA says ZYN pouches are less harmful, will Europe follow?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised ZYN brand nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful compared to cigarettes. Meanwhile, EU regulators continue to debate whether pouches should be ...
Will Brussels learn from Sweden before rewriting Europe’s nicotine rules?
Will Brussels learn from Sweden before rewriting Europe’s nicotine rules?
As the EU inches forward with plans to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), Sweden’s experience with snus and nicotine pouches has emerged as a central point of discussion in the European nicotine deba...
Estonia offers Europe a cautionary tale on nicotine regulation
Estonia offers Europe a cautionary tale on nicotine regulation
As the European Union debates how to tax and regulate nicotine products, evidence from a unique “controlled experiment” in Estonia provides a cautionary tale about the effects of prohibitionist policies. Es...
TPD3: Consumers and scientists urged to act as EU prepares new tobacco rules
TPD3: Consumers and scientists urged to act as EU prepares new tobacco rules
As the European Union begins work on the next revision of its Tobacco Products Directive (TPD3), an international group of public health experts, researchers, and consumer advocates is calling on nicotine cons...
GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
As delegates prepare to head to Warsaw for the 13th Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN26), Snusforumet catches up with Patrik Strömer to discuss Sweden’s smoke-free success, the ongoing debate about nicotine pouche...