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Taxes collected on “e-liquids and other nicotine products” in Sweden in 2019 amounted to SEK79.5m (€7.55m) – a figure believed to come mainly from products newly introduced into the market
Tobacco-alternative products are considered to be banned under Mexico’s General Law for Tobacco Control; nevertheless, an informal market persists and there are proposals to bring regulation to a confused legal area
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
Reynolds American has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Velo nicotine lozenges to remain on the market after September
According to the Ministry of Health, heated tobacco products and tobacco-free snus could be legalised and regulated in 2021 when Norway will most likely implement the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
This report provides an analysis of national legislation on tobacco-free pouches in China
Portugal defines heated tobacco as a novel tobacco product. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime for heated tobacco and snus in the country
Lawmakers in the Latvian parliament (Saeima) want a ban on tobacco-alternative products and have submitted a draft law that would crack down on nicotine pouches and heated tobacco devices
A proposal to allow the sale of non-tobacco nicotine pouches in New Zealand was left out of the final version of a new bill regulating vaping products that was adopted in parliament
TobaccoIntelligence conducted a survey, with the aim to better understand how prevalent oral tobacco products are among vapers, the reasons why – or why not – people are using oral tobacco products, along with the main reasons for doing so
The Belarus government has made a first firm step towards restricting the sale of tobacco-free nicotine-containing products, including tobacco-free snus (sometimes known as “white pouch”), to minors and in some retailing spaces
In the US there are no specific federal restrictions for nicotine pouches, but states may enact specific legislation regarding tobacco products without conflicting with federal law. This report examines flavour restrictions
BAT’s revenue from its smokeless portfolio increased by 5.7% to £9.4bn ($12.3bn) in the first six months of the year, helped by higher revenue in the modern oral segment
New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that would extend the US state’s ban on flavoured tobacco and vaping products to nicotine pouches
The Russian State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly, has passed a bill prohibiting the sales of tobacco-free nicotine products for oral use
Sweden is proposing amendments to increase the tax of snus and create a new tax on raw tobacco from 1st July 2021 to close a tax loophole on this kind of tobacco-alternative product.
The UK government will assess the possibility of allowing the sale of snus in the country once the Brexit transitional period ends and the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) no longer applies
A detailed summary of the regulatory regime for heated tobacco and modern oral products in Hungary, covering product and age restrictions to labelling and packaging requirements, advertising restrictions and public usage
Voters in the US state of Colorado will decide in November whether to support a bill to increase taxes on tobacco after lawmakers put forward a plan for rises to be phased in over the next seven years
This report covers the US role as a modern oral tobacco product player, examining snus, tobacco-free nicotine pouches and all-free products
The Altria Group has filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against RJ Reynolds Vapor Co, a subsidiary of Reynolds American, over its Velo smokeless product
Oral and heated tobacco products are considered tobacco products in Costa Rica. This report offers an comprehensive overview of how these products are regulated
This reports takes on a Q&A structure, providing a comprehensive overview of US regulations of oral nicotine products
India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has partially lifted its ban on the oral product pan masala following industry pressure and due to the state government’s need for cash
The Scandinavian market for modern oral tobacco is the largest in Europe in terms of brands, product offer and innovation, with Sweden taking the lead
Altria has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 35 varieties of its On! nicotine pouches
This report provides our analysis of how oral tobacco products are regulated in China, looking at areas such as tax, advertising, and product restrictions
This report offers an overview of the current restrictions in place in India for modern oral tobacco products, including product restrictions, marketing and advertising laws and more
This report covers the current regulatory environment for heated tobacco and snus products in Swizterland, along with analysis of possible future regulation
Swedish Match’s sales of smoke-free products boomed in the first quarter of 2020, with the segment recording a 35% year-on-year increase to SEK2.508bn (€234m)
By modern oral products, we mean snus, tobacco-free snus and “all free” – tobacco and nicotine-free products. TobaccoIntelligence analysed the online channel in the EU in terms of product and brand availability, popular flavours and nicotine content
Lawmakers in Kentucky have passed a new bill setting out taxes for tobacco products – but a proposal to increase tax on smokeless products was left out of the final wording
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) is looking into a possible infringement of the patent for a nicotine pouch product, following a claim led by Swedish Match North America
The regulation of tobacco-free pouches is controversial, due to its novelty but also because it is not clear under which regulatory regime these products fall. This report covers Sweden’s regulation of tobacco-free snus
TobaccoIntelligence’s head of legal analysis, Pablo Cano Trilla, considers the options for regulation of tobacco-free snus (sometimes known as “white pouch”) under existing European Union law
Swedish Match is to increase production of its tobacco-free nicotine pouch ZYN to 200m cans a year after a steep rise in demand in the US
British American Tobacco (BAT)’s “modern oral” portfolio has been one of the main drivers helping the company achieve good results in 2019 for its next-generation products category, which overall increased globally by 36.9%
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its first modified risk order for eight snus smokeless tobacco products to be sold with certain modified risk claims by Swedish Match USA
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