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== Description ==

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[[File:323B3915-10EF-4945-AAA2-3EED42737C04.jpeg|right|thumb|‘Siberia’ Snus]]A Swedish invention, Snus is pasteurized and moist granulated tobacco that is used orally.

=== Properties ===

* It's mostly portioned into convenient pouches (like teabags). These are available in differing portions, from mini, slim, and up to ordinary sizes.

* Whereas "loose snus" tobacco powder has to be squeezed into spherical/cylindrical shape before use.

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== Legal Status ==

* Illegal to sell in the EU (excluding Sweden), but purchase and use is not illegal (unclear if just due to tobacco industry track record, general opposition to proliferation of further tobacco products, preempting regulation for geographically restrained appeal, or even pharma influence)

*Illegal in the UK, but calls have been made by [[Appgvaping]] to legalise it's sale. Snus is reasonably easy to obtain in the UK, from sources on social media, and can be ordered online. Little to no enforcement appears to be carried out to block it's transit through customs, or to stop it's use.

=== Europe ===

Illegal to sell in the EU (excluding Sweden), but purchase and use is not illegal (unclear if just due to tobacco industry track record, general opposition to proliferation of further tobacco products, preempting regulation for geographically restrained appeal, or even pharma influence).

=== Sweden ===

Snus is legally on the market only in Sweden.

=== UK ===

Illegal in the UK, but calls have been made by [[Appgvaping]] to legalise it's sale. Snus is reasonably easy to obtain in the UK, from sources on social media, and can be ordered online. Little to no enforcement appears to be carried out to block it's transit through customs, or to stop it's use.

=== North America ===

The US FDA has authorized the marketing of products through the modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) pathway. The authorizations are for eight Swedish Match USA, Inc. snus smokeless tobacco products sold under the “General” brand name.

FDA authorizes the manufacturer to market these specific products with the claim ''“Using General Snus instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.”''

The FDA’s review determined that the claim proposed by the company in its application is supported by scientific evidence, that consumers understand the claim and appropriately perceive the relative risk of these products compared to cigarettes, and that the modified risk products, as actually used by consumers, will significantly reduce harm and the risk of tobacco-related disease to individual tobacco users and benefit the health of the population as a whole.

== Related Information ==

* [https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/advertising-and-promotion/modified-risk-tobacco-products Modified Risk Tobacco Products]

* [https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/advertising-and-promotion/modified-risk-granted-orders Modified Risk Orders]

* [https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/advertising-and-promotion/swedish-match-usa-inc-mrtp-applications Swedish Match USA, Inc. MRTP Applications]

=== Studies ===

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+== Description ==
 __TOC__
 [[File:323B3915-10EF-4945-AAA2-3EED42737C04.jpeg|right|thumb|‘Siberia’ Snus]]A Swedish invention, Snus is pasteurized and moist granulated tobacco that is used orally.
+=== Properties ===
 * It's mostly portioned into convenient pouches (like teabags). These are available in differing portions, from mini, slim, and up to ordinary sizes.
 * Whereas "loose snus" tobacco powder has to be squeezed into spherical/cylindrical shape before use.
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 == Legal Status ==
-* Illegal to sell in the EU (excluding Sweden), but purchase and use is not illegal (unclear if just due to tobacco industry track record, general opposition to proliferation of further tobacco products, preempting regulation for geographically restrained appeal, or even pharma influence)
-*Illegal in the UK, but calls have been made by [[Appgvaping]] to legalise it's sale. Snus is reasonably easy to obtain in the UK, from sources on social media, and can be ordered online. Little to no enforcement appears to be carried out to block it's transit through customs, or to stop it's use.
+=== Europe ===
+Illegal to sell in the EU (excluding Sweden), but purchase and use is not illegal (unclear if just due to tobacco industry track record, general opposition to proliferation of further tobacco products, preempting regulation for geographically restrained appeal, or even pharma influence).
+=== Sweden ===
+Snus is legally on the market only in Sweden.
+=== UK ===
+Illegal in the UK, but calls have been made by [[Appgvaping]] to legalise it's sale. Snus is reasonably easy to obtain in the UK, from sources on social media, and can be ordered online. Little to no enforcement appears to be carried out to block it's transit through customs, or to stop it's use.
+=== North America ===
+The US FDA has authorized the marketing of products through the modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) pathway. The authorizations are for eight Swedish Match USA, Inc. snus smokeless tobacco products sold under the “General” brand name.
+FDA authorizes the manufacturer to market these specific products with the claim ''“Using General Snus instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.”''
+The FDA’s review determined that the claim proposed by the company in its application is supported by scientific evidence, that consumers understand the claim and appropriately perceive the relative risk of these products compared to cigarettes, and that the modified risk products, as actually used by consumers, will significantly reduce harm and the risk of tobacco-related disease to individual tobacco users and benefit the health of the population as a whole.
+== Related Information ==
+* [https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/advertising-and-promotion/modified-risk-tobacco-products Modified Risk Tobacco Products]
+* [https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/advertising-and-promotion/modified-risk-granted-orders Modified Risk Orders]
+* [https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/advertising-and-promotion/swedish-match-usa-inc-mrtp-applications Swedish Match USA, Inc. MRTP Applications]
 === Studies ===

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