Politics

“Stock up or settle for artificial tobacco flavor” The message was clear from one of California’s many vape producers as the state government passed two new laws set to come into effect January 2025. Vapers face a comprehensive flavor ban, as well as a ban on all online sales and private imports of all nicotine […]

Whether the FDA overlooks the harm reduction potential of flavored e-cigarettes may soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Global Action to End Smoking has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case regarding the FDA’s regulation of e-cigarettes. The brief argues that the FDA’s practical ban on flavored e-cigarettes disregards their potential to […]

Sweden has long had a tobacco policy goal of reducing all tobacco use in the country. But now, the government is choosing to shift its focus towards harm reduction. – This is a milestone for all of Sweden’s snus, vape and nicotine pouch users, says Markus Lindblad, Head of Communications at Pouch Patrol. Sweden has […]

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 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 […]

In a debate on Wednesday in the Swedish Parliament, Minister for Public Health Jakob Forssmed emphasized how much greater health hazard cigarettes are compared to snus and how important it is to strengthen the diversification of taxation. It was when a member of parliament from the Sweden Democrats asked the question of how the government […]

On Wednesday, an incredibly strong statement came from the Swedish government in response to the Chairman of the Committee on Industry and Trade in the Swedish Parliament regarding nicotine pouches. More and more people have begun to celebrate the Swedish success in soon becoming smoke-free. There are several reasons for this success, and much is […]