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16th December 2024: US - District of Columbia: Attorney general Brian Schwalb has announced that Philip Morris International (PMI)’s subsidiary Swedish Match North America (SMNA) will pay $1.2m to resolve allegations that the company facilitated the sale of “tens of thousands” of flavoured Zyn nicotine pouches in the District of Columbia (DC) in violation of the 2022 flavour ban. Following the issuance of an investigative subpoena by the Office of the Attorney General, SMNA took steps to cease the sale of flavoured tobacco products in DC, including suspending all sales of Zyn products on shop.zyn.com.
19th June 2024: US - District of Columbia: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced that online sales of Zyn nicotine pouches have been suspended by manufacturer Swedish Match North America (SMNA) after the company received a subpoena from the attorney general of the District of Columbia (DC) requesting information about flavoured Zyn product sales in DC. A flavour ban prohibiting the sale of all flavoured tobacco and nicotine products took effect in 2022 in DC. PMI said that SMNA would comply with the subpoena, and that PMI’s preliminary investigation “indicates that there have been sales of flavored nicotine pouch products in DC, predominantly related to certain online sales platforms and some independent retailers”. The company also said it is “conducting a full review of its sales and supply chain arrangements in DC and other US localities where flavor bans may apply”. Recently, Health Canada issued a recall of Zyn nicotine pouches for being sold without market authorisation.
23rd August 2022: US - DC: The Office of Tax and Revenue has issued a notice that the tax rate on “other tobacco products” for the tax year 2023, which begins on 1st October, will be 79% of the wholesale price – equivalent to the total tax on a packet of 20 cigarettes.

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