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Study: Clear shift from smoking to vejp use in the US

The proportion of Americans who smoke cigarettes continues to fall. At the same time, an increasing number have switched to using e-cigarettes instead, whilst the overall use of nicotine products has changed only marginally. This is shown by a...

The industry to the EU: Distinguish between smoking and smoke-free environments

What changes do companies and trade associations want to see when the EU revises the Tobacco Products Directive? Vejpkollen continues its investigation ahead of the revision of the EU’s rules on nicotine products – TPD3.

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Small shops to the EU: ”Nicotine products generate vital footfall”

What will happen to local shops if the EU revises the rules on nicotine products? Swedish trade organisations and retailers have highlighted customer footfall, rural areas and the black market in their responses to the European Commission’s consultation.

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Fierce battle over new snus products – PMI is focusing on a stronger and cheaper Zyn in the US

Competition is intensifying amongst the tobacco giants in the US. Philip Morris (Swedish Match in Sweden) is now focusing on stronger and cheaper nicotine pouches to keep its rival, British American Tobacco, at bay.

Sweden lodges a strong protest against Poland’s ban on white snus

Sweden has lodged a formal protest against Poland’s planned regulations on nicotine pouches. The Polish government wants white snus to be permitted only with an artificial tobacco flavour, and in a statement to the European Commission, the government describes...

Decision on white snus boosted Philip Morris’s share price

ECONOMY. The investment bank UBS has raised its target price for Philip Morris International from $168 to $182. This follows several key decisions by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Commission sees no problem with France’s ban on nicotine pouches

The European Commission considers France’s controversial ban on nicotine pouches to be compatible with EU law. This is clear from a response from Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, following calls from Swedish MEPs for the Commission to take action against the...

US FDA: White snus poses lower health risks than cigarettes – a major victory for Swedish Match

People who use white snus instead of smoking cigarettes are at a lower risk of developing oral cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This has now been confirmed by the US...

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Several common factors influence young people’s use of nicotine, alcohol and drugs

A new British study of just over 30,000 secondary school pupils shows that the same social factors underlie young people’s use of cigarettes, alcohol and cannabis – as well as vejpning.

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The European Parliament rejected new nicotine taxes – but also harm reduction

The European Parliament rejected new nicotine taxes. However, at the same time, a historic proposal – which would have recognised for the first time that cigarettes and smokeless nicotine products pose different health risks – was defeated. The battle now continues in the Member States.

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It's not about white snuff - it's about trust in authorities

EDITORIAL. When Benjamin Dousa defended the government’s stance on nicotine pouches in the Constitutional Affairs Committee, the focus returned to the issue of Sweden’s low smoking rates. But the real question remains unanswered: Why does the Public Health Agency seem more interested in...

Norwegian researcher on the nicotine war: ”Missing the research on snus and smoking cessation”

The Swedish Radio series "The Nicotine War" has been praised for its scrutiny of the nicotine industry. But now Norwegian researcher Karl Erik Lund is strongly criticising the series. According to him, it omits independent research that shows that...