News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

Methane takes centre stage in Sweden - an unregulated variant of nicotine

"The flavour ban in Denmark is the best thing that happened to us"

Famous disposable brand withdrawn - contained too much e-liquid

New York sues popular vejp companies for violating flavour bans

EU countries want to ban flavours in nicotine pouches at EU level

Hong Kong bans the use of smokeless nicotine products

Hong Kong is the next region in the world to introduce tough laws against vejpning. After banning both sales and imports already in 2022, a total ban on personal use is now planned.

Authority wants to reduce nicotine content in white snus to pharmaceutical levels

Reduce the nicotine content of white snus to 4 milligrams per gram. This is what the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland proposes in its consultation response to the report "Safe childhood without nicotine, alcohol and nitrous oxide".

Umeå University: School staff should not be allowed to use snus during working hours

Pupils in primary and secondary schools will not be allowed to use nicotine during school hours. But the ban should also apply to all teachers and school staff. This is the opinion of Umeå University in its consultation response to the...

The new threat to vejpare - bears!

As a vejper, you're used to being attacked from all sides when you want to suck in some tasty vapour. If it's not tougher laws, soaring nicotine costs or new bans, then...

Report: More and more people use vejpning to quit smoking

Three million Britons have quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes in the last five years. This is according to the organisation Action on Smoking and Health in its latest report on vejpning and the use of e-cigarettes...

White snus is trending in Australia - despite being illegal

Australia is waging a full-frontal war against all forms of nicotine use - at least those forms that are not cigarette smoking. But alternative products are emerging anyway. Now the banned white snus is trending.

Research: Passive vejpning relatively risk-free - "But avoid blowing out near children"

Children exposed to second-hand vejp ingest one seventh of the nicotine compared to the levels caused by passive smoking. "The low levels are most likely not a health risk".

Study: Compared the risk of cavities between smokers and vejpers

Quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing plaque on the teeth. This is according to an Italian study that compared plaque development between smokers, non-smokers and e-cigarette users.

Acute snus shortage in Norway since Gothenburg factory fire

Snus has started to appear in shops in Norway. Several media outlets reported this during the week. The reason is the fire that broke out in a snus factory in Gothenburg in the spring.

New snuff bag impressed dentists - Can reduce gum pain

Snus users who suffer from irritated gums can reduce their discomfort by switching to a new type of snus bag. That's according to 20 Swedish dentists who spent five weeks testing pouches with...

Carissa Düring: "Young people need to stand up for the right to safer nicotine"

"Consumer organisations are very important. We demand safer alternatives to cigarettes and have a strong message for our politicians. At the same time, those of us who are young, who never started smoking, must defend our right to...

Harm reduction in the welfare state - Inside the head of a snuff general

With almost ten years in the snus industry, Patrik Strömer has a lot to do in a charged debate that has suddenly flared up. A 200-year-old cultural product has suddenly turned into tobacco harm reduction on the world stage. Vejpkollen takes...