Smokeless Tobacco - Pouches (not snus): Difference between revisions
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=Articles, Blogs, Videos (Tobacco and Tobacco Free Pouches)= | =Articles, Blogs, Videos (Tobacco and Tobacco Free Pouches)= | ||
===2022: [https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/nicotine-pouch-use-rise Nicotine Pouch Use Is on the Rise]=== | |||
*"Nicotine pouches are one of the fastest growing nicotine delivery products in the United States. There are a variety of reasons why people are using these small sacks full of nicotine and other ingredients, including as a substitute for cigarette smoking." | |||
===2021 Blog: [https://www.idwala.co.uk/blog/can-nicotine-pouches-alleviate-harm-reduction-hurdles-in-emerging-markets Can Nicotine Pouches Alleviate Harm Reduction Hurdles in Emerging Markets?]=== | ===2021 Blog: [https://www.idwala.co.uk/blog/can-nicotine-pouches-alleviate-harm-reduction-hurdles-in-emerging-markets Can Nicotine Pouches Alleviate Harm Reduction Hurdles in Emerging Markets?]=== | ||
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*In theory, regulators should look more favourably on the category, but this has not proven to be the case. In part, the industry needs to take a more proactive approach and engage with regulators and local stakeholders, where appropriate, before launching new products. | *In theory, regulators should look more favourably on the category, but this has not proven to be the case. In part, the industry needs to take a more proactive approach and engage with regulators and local stakeholders, where appropriate, before launching new products. | ||
*Nicotine pouches don't require consumers to buy often prohibitively expensive devices. Still, relatively high current production costs make it challenging to earn the returns needed to facilitate meaningful investment in many developing countries. Over time, this could be addressed by a combination of appropriate excise-tax regimes and reduced input costs. | *Nicotine pouches don't require consumers to buy often prohibitively expensive devices. Still, relatively high current production costs make it challenging to earn the returns needed to facilitate meaningful investment in many developing countries. Over time, this could be addressed by a combination of appropriate excise-tax regimes and reduced input costs. | ||
===2019: [https://wgntv.com/news/us-endorses-tobacco-pouches-as-less-risky-than-cigarettes/ US endorses tobacco pouches as less risky than cigarettes]=== | ===2019: [https://wgntv.com/news/us-endorses-tobacco-pouches-as-less-risky-than-cigarettes/ US endorses tobacco pouches as less risky than cigarettes]=== | ||
*For the first time, U.S. health regulators have judged a type of smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes, a decision that could open the door to other less risky options for smokers. The milestone announcement on Tuesday makes Swedish Match tobacco pouches the first so-called reduced-risk tobacco product ever sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration. | *For the first time, U.S. health regulators have judged a type of smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes, a decision that could open the door to other less risky options for smokers. The milestone announcement on Tuesday makes Swedish Match tobacco pouches the first so-called reduced-risk tobacco product ever sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration. | ||
*FDA Press Release: [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-grants-first-ever-modified-risk-orders-eight-smokeless-tobacco-products FDA grants first-ever modified risk orders to eight smokeless tobacco products] | *FDA Press Release: [https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-grants-first-ever-modified-risk-orders-eight-smokeless-tobacco-products FDA grants first-ever modified risk orders to eight smokeless tobacco products] | ||
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