We are on the side of consumers for safer nicotine alternatives

The Irish government is set to bring in prohibitive vape laws, despite obvious failures in other countries with similarly restrictive approaches to e-cigarettes. Irish Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, has received approval from the Cabinet to draft laws that include bans on flavours, point-of-sale display and advertising in shops and the use of vending machines, as […]

The vape flavour ban in the Netherlands seems to have spectacularly backfired, with 10% of vapers having returned to smoking and the rest finding ways around the ban. In 2023, the Dutch government introduced a ban on vape flavours and then introduced further restrictions – capping the total number of compounds that can be used […]

During Thursday’s meeting, the Swedish government decided to give new tasks to the National Board of Health and Welfare and to the Public Health Agency to develop a new public health strategy. A mission that highlights the government’s continued focus on tobacco and nicotine harm reduction. Since 2021, the National Board of Health and Welfare […]

The most recent data from the EU tobacco use survey has been released, generating significant interest, especially with upcoming updates expected for the EU’s Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) and Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). There is much interest on whether these updates will embrace harm reduction and risk-reduced products (RRP’s). As the EU prepares to update […]

The latest Eurobarometer – a survey published by the European Commission – reveals some fascinating facts about Europeans’ attitudes towards tobacco and nicotine products. But despite the growing need to find solutions to real problems, neither the Commission nor Eurobarometer has actively promoted the results. The Commission does not have support for its proposals The […]

Led by Denmark, several EU health ministers are now trying to push through a position paper to speed up proposals for nicotine regulation, flavour bans and even bans on certain nicotine products. Proposals that lack sufficient evidence and therefore risk having far-reaching consequences for public health. “The ministers are trying to get around the European […]

The bill to ban smoking in the UK could be scrapped. This is the outcome after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for 4 July and dissolved the UK Parliament. “The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will most certainly be binned if Labour wins the election. They will want to go forward with their […]

We have asked Professor Emeritus FDSRCSEd Mats Jontell at the Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg how nicotine pouches and other nicotine products might affect the gum, what are the long-term effects and are there any specific recommendations for users in order mitigate the adverse effects of the products in question?   […]

Canada is currently discussing a possible ban on flavours in vapes and nicotine pouches, a proposal that has been heavily criticised. One of those at the forefront of the criticism is Toronto-based physician Dr John Oyston, who writes for Filter Mag about the country’s failure to reduce the harmful effects of smoking. Dr Oyston – […]

Nicotine pouches and other alternative products should be given more prominence when the WHO discusses tobacco harm reduction. That is what Derek Yach – the former director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative – writes in the British scientific journal The Lancet. Harm reduction is a natural part of the WHO’s definition of tobacco control, […]