In a bid to discourage young people from using nicotine pouches, Canada is imposing tough new restrictions, including limiting sales to pharmacies and flavours to mint and menthol ...
The UK-based Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) has launched a partnership with Labstat International, an independent testing laboratory that mainly operates in the US and Canada ...
The Canadian government has initiated the process that will lead to new restrictions on nicotine pouches – restrictions some in the industry say should be extended to all nicotine replacement therapy products ...
Canada’s parliament has adopted legislation that will give the federal health minister sweeping new powers to regulate nicotine pouches, only days after Health Canada cracked down on two nicotine pouch brands ...
Philip Morris International halted online sales of its Zyn nicotine pouches in the US after receiving a subpoena from the District of Columbia attorney general requesting information about sales of flavoured Zyn pouches in DC...
Health Canada has issued a recall on Zyn nicotine pouches being sold in the country without proper market authorisation, which is only granted by the agency following an application process ...
Canada’s health minister, Mark Holland, is about to get new powers to govern nicotine pouches as well as other products approved under Canada’s natural health products regime ...
The Canadian government has unveiled plans to allow Indigenous governments to levy a new tax on alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, fuel and vaping products sold in their communities ...
Canada’s health minister, Mark Holland, is looking to get radical new powers specifically to impose restrictions on the sale of nicotine pouches across the country ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd February 2024
Canada’s federal government is calling on provinces and territories across the country to follow the lead of Quebec and British Columbia and restrict where nicotine pouches can be sold ...
Looking back, 2023 just might be viewed as the turning-point year in alternatives to cigarettes, but in which direction things turn remains to be seen ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th December 2023
The Canadian government has tabled legislation for a new tobacco cost-recovery system in a bid to recoup the money it spends each year on tobacco and vaping control ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th December 2023
Canadian health minister Mark Holland is vowing to stop the sale of nicotine pouches across the country “as fast as possible”, accusing the tobacco industry of misrepresenting the product when it applied to Health Canada...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th November 2023
Canadian anti-smoking groups are calling on the federal government to suspend sales of nicotine pouches nationwide until regulations can be drafted to govern their sale and marketing ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th November 2023
Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th November 2023
A British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary is investing a further CAD124.6m (USD90.2m) in its strategic partnership with Canadian licensed cannabis producer Organigram ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd September 2023
The Canadian government has begun a legislative review of the country’s tobacco legislation, saying it wants to reduce the number of smokers nationwide ...
The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year ...
Health Canada has approved the first nicotine pouch authorised for sale in Canada as an over-the-counter cessation aid – a move some say could open the door to other nicotine pouches hitting the market ...
UK-based tobacco group Imperial Brands has acquired a range of nicotine pouch products from Canadian manufacturer TJP Labs for £65m, and said the move would facilitate its entry into the US modern oral nicotine market...
Canada is about to become the first country in the world to require health warnings on individual cigarettes, little cigars and other tobacco products ...
Philip Morris International will focus on heated tobacco and nicotine pouches as the alternatives that can help it meet its goal of becoming a majority smoke-free revenue company by 2025 ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) from Canadian manufacturer TJP Labs for its L!X nicotine pouches ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 30th December 2022
The year gone by saw phenomenal growth across the global market for tobacco alternatives, including in the oral segment, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st December 2022
An anti-smoking group is taking the Canadian government to court in a bid to force it to complete its review of the federal law governing tobacco and vaping products ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th October 2022
A Canadian company says Health Canada’s decision to grant it a Drug Establishment Licence (DEL) is another step towards its goal of eventually selling nicotine pouches in Canada, where they are not permitted at present...
Smoking cigarettes is going out of fashion, but having smoked cannabis is becoming much more common in the US, according to recent research conducted by analytics and polling firm Gallup ...
Health Canada has put forward a plan for new packaging restrictions for tobacco products, including rotating health-related messages, as well as bigger health warnings on heated tobacco ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has invested a further CAD6.3m (USD5.03m) in the Canadian cannabis company Organigram, thereby increasing its stake from 18.8% to 19.5% ...
Philip Morris International (PMI)’s earnings were up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by a 38% increase in heated tobacco unit volume in Europe ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 3rd November 2020
Canada's top health authority has issued a warning against nicotine pouches, saying they may pose “various serious health risks” to users, and ordered the recall of an unauthorised product being sold in Toronto ...
Health Canada appears to have changed its mind about nicotine pouches, declaring that they should be regulated as drugs even if no “explicit” claim is made for any health benefit ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th February 2020
The upcoming ban on menthol cigarettes across Europe may create opportunities for increased adoption of alternative tobacco products, such as heated tobacco ...
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