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Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 11th April 2023 || Alerts | Modern oral | Geographies: Europe Finland

Finland: The Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea) has reassessed nicotine pouches and decided they can no longer be classified as medicines unless they are explicitly marketed for medicinal use or are typically used as medicine. Instead, they are now subject to the Tobacco Act as a tobacco substitute. However, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has begun drafting an amendment » Continue Reading. ...

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