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A recent survey of members of the European Parliament reveals at least a third of MEPs have no knowledge of new nicotine products. And up to one in five believe that some new nicotine products are as risky as smoking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figures come from a survey<\/a> carried out by tobacco industry monitoring service Tobacco Intelligence with the aim of examining how MEPs viewed nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn, and nicotine pouches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey also demonstrated a wide gap in risk perception of different nicotine products between MEPs that had \u201cat least some knowledge\u201d of the products and those who did not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fewer than half of respondents with no knowledge of new nicotine products believed they were less harmful than smoking. By comparison, more than 80 percent of knowledgeable respondents believed alternative nicotine products were less harmful than smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pattern is clear: people who aren\u2019t aware of new nicotine products assume they are as dangerous as cigarettes. And this lack of knowledge continues to have devastating effects on public health,\u201d says Patrik Str\u00f6mer, Secretary General of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe survey shows how important it is to educate MEPs and other policymakers about the different alternatives to smoking and their relative risk profiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEPs are not alone when it comes to misunderstanding the distinction between nicotine and smoking. A recent study from the US revealed that eight out of ten doctors incorrectly believe that nicotine leads to cancer, heart, and respiratory diseases,<\/a> when in reality these diseases are caused by the toxic substances in cigarette smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EU cancer plan fails to deliver <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the main goals of the EU\u2019s recently released Beating Cancer Plan is achieving a \u201ctobacco-free generation\u201d by 2040. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the plan has been widely criticised by tobacco harm reduction advocates for failing to make any distinction between deadly cigarettes and other nicotine products with a lower risk profile such as Swedish snus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo beat cancer, the EU should make smoking of traditional cigarettes more restricted but give present day smokers an alternative, less harmful way of getting their daily nicotine,\u201d argue Sweden\u2019s Snus Commission in a letter to the European Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA)<\/a> also slammed the Commission\u2019s plan for not distinguishing between smoking and less harmful smokeless alternatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group claims the \u201cCommission intends to turn its back on innovation and science by cracking down\u201d on vaping and other alternatives to cigarette smoking. The EU’s Beating Cancer Plan “fails smokers”, says the ETHRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tobacco Intelligence survey was carried out online and anonymously and generated responses from over 30 MEPs, representing nearly 5 percent of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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