Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has changed its leadership and is ending all contracts it previously had with the tobacco industry.
Tag: policy
Research: Dull packaging does not attract young or old to vejpa
Standardized 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 UK...
"Religious opposition to e-cigs and nicotine pouches"
What is happening 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 nicotine pouch inventor Karl Fagerström.
Norway: Researchers' dispute over snus led to notification
A Norwegian scientist has been reported for research misconduct and misleading communication of results. This is after he published a study claiming that snus increases the risk of throat cancer.
Research: "Flavor bans led to increased cigarette sales"
Banning flavorings in e-cigarettes increased sales of traditional cigarettes. This is according to a new US study. "There are many indications that more young people started buying cigarettes instead of e-cigarettes," says economist Michael Pesko.
Swedish scientist: "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 overly stringent restrictions on harm-reducing products will lead to more smokers, rather than...
Swedish concerns ahead of WHO meeting - "Important to defend harm reduction products"
Swedish politicians are concerned about upcoming international restrictions on nicotine pouches and other smokeless nicotine products. The reason is the upcoming meeting of the WHO Tobacco Convention, COP10, where heated tobacco, e-cigarettes but also white snus are pointed...
Rumors of ban on disposable models shake the UK
A debate on disposable vapes has flared up in the UK, the promised land of e-cigarettes. Youth use is on the rise and environmental concerns are taking center stage. At the same time, health and addiction experts warn of the consequences of an ill-considered ban.
"Reducing snus tax is about both fairness and public health"
Swedish MP Oliver Rosengren (m) wants to reduce the tax on snus to the minimum level and abolish it completely on nicotine pouches. He also hopes that the EU and WHO will learn from the Swedish model to...
Reduced tax on snus attracts a lot of attention
"A disaster". "A proposal influenced by the tobacco industry". "A model for other EU countries to follow" The government's plans to cut taxes on snus and to finance the measure with higher taxes...
E-cigarettes in everyday life focus of major US study
Giving smokers free access to e-cigarettes significantly increases their chances of quitting or at least significantly reducing smoking. This is the result of a randomized control trial on e-cigarette use in real life.
Snus tax and nicotine ban at SSU Congress
Abolition of subsidies to the Non Smoking Generation, higher taxes on snus and a generational ban on nicotine purchases. These are some of the proposals that the Social Democratic Youth Union (SSU) will consider during its congress in the fall...
