Egypt: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, July 2022

By the end of 2022, notification requirements specific to chewing tobacco can be expected to be developed by the standardisation authority. In the past year, Egypt has regulated tobacco alternatives, so it’s quite possible that the authorities use the same momentum to regulate oral tobacco products in the medium term, although no official announcements have been made.

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Egypt for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches covering all policy areas.