At Global Forum on Nicotine, flavour ban frustrations and FCTC take centre stage

Frustrations with flavour restrictions and the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) were two of the strongest themes emerging from last week’s Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), along with the rapid rise of nicotine pouches and the misconceptions that continue to plague the reduced-risk nicotine sector in the media and public discourse.

The GFN event, which has been running for around a decade in Warsaw, Poland, covers all forms of novel nicotine and frequently highlights the experiences of countries beyond the obvious major markets like the US and UK. With a strong philosophical slant towards harm reduction, it attracts a heterogenous mix of delegates that includes public health professionals, academics and consumer activists as well as some representatives of the tobacco industry.

Barnaby Page

Editorial director
Before joining ECigIntelligence in early 2014 as one of its first employees, Barnaby had a 30-year career as a reporter and editor for newspapers, magazines and online services, working in Canada, the US and the Middle East as well as his current British location. He has edited publications covering fields including technology and the advertising industry, and was launch editor of the first large daily online news service in the British regional media. Barnaby also writes on classical music and film for a number of publications. Barnaby manages the editorial and reporting teams and works closely with the analyst teams, to ensure that all content meets high standards of quality and relevance. He also writes for the site occasionally, mostly on science-related issues, and is a member of the Association of British Science Writers.

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