We are on the side of consumers for safer nicotine alternatives

The European Parliament has provided an early indication of how nicotine pouches could be treated in the next generation of EU nicotine regulation. Last week’s vote on Parliament’s resolution on cardiovascular health prevention, while non-binding, offers important political signals ahead of the European Commission’s expected revision of the EU tobacco and nicotine framework in late […]

The Spanish government has taken an unexpected step in its ongoing regulation of nicotine pouches. After more than a year of political debate and over 4,000 stakeholder submissions, the Spanish government has now raised its proposed nicotine cap from 0.99 mg to 4 mg per pouch. While the level remains low compared with products currently […]

As the EU prepares its next major tobacco and nicotine legislation, there are two countries Brussels should study more closely. Australia and New Zealand chose very different paths. The results could hardly be more different. As the third version of the EU Tobacco Products Directive, TPD3, gets closer, pressure is growing from countries and organisations […]

First Argentina. Now maybe Australia. For years, Australia was held up as a global role model in tobacco control. Prescription-only vapes. A ban on nicotine pouches. Sky-high tobacco taxes. Among a number of recommendations, the Senate committee’s report on the illegal tobacco crisis in Australia calls for lower tobacco excise, stronger enforcement and New Zealand-style […]