Snus and pouches archive

Left Party: "Ban the flavours in e-cigs and nicotine pouches"

Ban all non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. And hide all tobacco products in shops. This is what the Left Party is proposing ahead of the upcoming debate on alcohol, tobacco and drugs in Parliament.

SD: "Introduce harm reduction in tobacco policy"

A better investigation into the relative risks of different nicotine products and a new framework for managing tobacco and nicotine products. This is what the Sweden Democrats are now proposing ahead of the upcoming debate on ANDTS issues in the Social Affairs Committee.

Health Minister sets tone for harm reduction ahead of new EU rules

Minister of Health Jakob Forssmed is now entering the debate on nicotine pouches and harm minimisation. "I would like to emphasise that compared to snus, cigarettes and smoking tobacco pose a relatively greater health risk."

Reporting the Ministry to the Ombudsman - "Lack of transparency on nicotine pouches and the EU"

Why is the Ministry of Social Affairs covering up what it has said and thought about nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and snus to the European Commission? This is what Samuel Lundell and the Snusarnas Riskförbund are asking, and they have now reported the Ministry to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

Government: "Worrying for freedom of trade when countries ban nicotine pouches"

The Government is concerned that free movement is negatively affected when individual Member States introduce a total ban on nicotine pouches. This is what Minister for Development Cooperation and Trade Johan Forssell (m) writes about the recent debate on nicotine pouches ...

Ban or opportunity? New nicotine products a sticking point for the Tobacco Convention

E-cigarettes, but also other smokeless nicotine products, are the focus of the 10th meeting of the Tobacco Convention. And among the 183 countries attending the meeting, there are very different views on how to proceed...

Sweden's agenda for WHO meeting on snus, nicotine pouches and e-cigs kept secret

The secrecy surrounding the upcoming meeting of the Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) is causing concern among many Swedes. Not least among those who use or work with smoke-free nicotine products such as snus and e-cigarettes.

Debate: "Government must explain itself to Sweden's 1.4 million snus users ahead of WHO meeting"

DEBATE: The EU is concealing its position on snus and white snus ahead of the WHO COP10 conference in Panama. But what are our parliamentary politicians actually doing? This is what Bengt Wiberg, innovator and founder of the consumer network #EUforSnus, asks.

Category: Snus and sachets

Left Party: "Ban the flavours in e-cigs and nicotine pouches"

SD: "Introduce harm reduction in tobacco policy"

Health Minister sets tone for harm reduction ahead of new EU rules

Reporting the Ministry to the Ombudsman - "Lack of transparency on nicotine pouches and the EU"

Government: "Worrying for freedom of trade when countries ban nicotine pouches"

Ban or opportunity? New nicotine products a sticking point for the Tobacco Convention

Sweden's agenda for WHO meeting on snus, nicotine pouches and e-cigs kept secret

Debate: "Government must explain itself to Sweden's 1.4 million snus users ahead of WHO meeting"

Fighting for harm minimisation in the EU - "Risk of a ban on nicotine pouches this spring"

Norway bans flavours in e-cigarettes - but nicotine pouches survive

The infected debate on nicotine use - how does it affect you?

E-cigs and pouches take centre stage as cigarette sales decline