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Finland regulates nicotine pouches - banning flavours and online sales

A comprehensive flavour ban, nicotine content restrictions and a ban on all online sales. This is what the Finnish Parliament recently decided when nicotine pouches were regulated outside the pharmaceutical legislation for the first time. Over the past year, the products have been...

Awarded best tobacco shop - "Best margin on e-cigs and white snus"

Smoke-free nicotine products such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches were in the spotlight when convenience companies presented awards for success in everyday retail in early autumn.

Proposal: "Introduce a common nicotine limit for bags in Scandinavia"

Introduce a common limit for nicotine pouches in the Nordic countries. This is what Finnish Social Democrat Kim Berg proposes in a letter to the Nordic Council.

Swedish Bar Association: Lack of clarity in the proposal on nicotine-free school hours

I am in favour of banning nicotine in schools. But there must be clear limits on where and to whom the ban should actually apply. This is what the Swedish Bar Association writes in its consultation response to the report "Safe growth without nicotine,...

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...

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.

Nicotine use in Sweden is neither increasing nor decreasing - but fewer people are smoking

The use of nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes is increasing along with snus use. At the same time, overall nicotine use is not increasing and daily smoking remains at 6%.

Snus Rebellion: "Don't let EU bureaucrats ban white snus"

With a powerful message to Swedish snus users, Snusupproret has quickly gained thousands of followers on Facebook. The aim is to put the issue of nicotine pouches and traditional snus on the map ahead of the European elections.

KD ahead of EU elections: "Reduce the harm of smoking in the EU"

Strong measures to protect children and young people from nicotine. But clear rules to reduce the harmful effects of smoking in the EU. The Christian Democrats want to see neither a ban on nicotine pouches nor restrictions on...

(S) Ahead of the EU elections: "Banning white snus is the wrong way to go"

The issue of white snus should not be an EU issue, but should be regulated at national level. This is the view of the Social Democrats ahead of the European Parliament elections. At the same time, they do not want white snus to be...

Left Party: "The EU should not regulate white snus - we do it best ourselves"

"The EU should not regulate white snus, it should be done locally." That's what the Left Party's frontrunner Jonas Sjöstedt told Vejpkollen, ahead of the European Parliament elections. At the same time, the party is opening up for flavour restrictions in nicotine pouches.

Yellow caffeine sachets were nicotine portions - withdrawn from shops

A limited number of cans that were supposed to contain caffeine sachets turned out to contain nicotine portions. The products are now being recalled and customers are being asked to return the tins for compensation.