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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 ...

Anti-vejp group spreads message at WHO conference - vejpers ejected

Weather activists and anti-tobacco fanatics. Dedicated addiction researchers and prohibitionists. All gathered in Panama City to attend, monitor and comment on the tenth meeting of the WHO Tobacco Convention, COP10. Vejpkollen took the pulse of two movements fighting...

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.

UK government bans disposable vejps - opens up for flavour ban

The UK government is proposing a ban on the sale of disposable vejps. This comes after the government announced new measures to reduce vejp use among young people in the country. The decision raises concerns among health researchers in the country.

Vejpshoppar not allowed to link to their website anymore - "As if our name is toxic"

Companies selling e-cigarettes are no longer allowed to link to their website via social media or email. This has become clear after the Swedish Consumer Agency criticised the company eSmokes for violating the rules on marketing in the...

Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris

The Foundation for a smoke free world has undergone a change of management and is cancelling all its previous contracts with the tobacco industry.

Research: Dull packaging does not attract young and old to vejpa

Standardised packaging, without dramatic expressions and bright colours, attracts fewer children and minors to buy vejp products. At the same time, it also reduces the interest of adults to try e-cigs. This is according to a new British...

"Religious opposition to e-cigs and nicotine pouches"

What happens in a country where cannabis is allowed to flow freely, but all alternatives to cigarettes are seen as the devil's invention? Vejpkollen spoke to Rob de Lange and the inventor of the nicotine pouch, Karl Fagerström.

Norway: Researchers' dispute over snus led to a complaint

A Norwegian researcher has been reported for research misconduct and misleading communication of results. This follows the publication of a study claiming that snus increases the risk of throat cancer.

Research: "Flavour bans led to increased cigarette sales"

Banning flavours in e-cigarettes increased sales of traditional cigarettes. This is according to a new US study. "The evidence suggests that more young people started buying cigarettes instead of e-cigarettes," says economist Michael Pesko.

Swedish researcher: 'WHO plans risk increasing smoking'

Nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and snus should be regulated as strictly as cigarettes. This is according to the WHO Secretariat for Tobacco Control. "There is a high risk that excessive restrictions on harm-minimising products will lead to more smokers, rather than...