We are on the side of consumers for safer nicotine alternatives

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 […]

Australia has long been praised as a global leader in tobacco control. With extremely high taxes, strict restrictions and policies closely aligned with WHO recommendations, the goal was to reduce nicotine use. The result? According to official estimates, the black market now accounts for around 80% of all tobacco and nicotine consumption. More and more […]

In the European nicotine debate, the same mistake is repeated time and time again: policymakers focus on the existence of products rather than the problems they claim to be trying to solve. Now, Poland is at the centre of attention following a legislative proposal that could, in practice, ban large parts of the market for […]