Nine organisations representing users of safer nicotine products have called on the Swedish Government to veto Brussels plans to impose huge tax increases on vapes and nicotine pouches, calling the plans “fundamentally flawed” and “a direct threat to the Swedish Model”.
The…
The European Union’s health commissioner has claimed that smoke-free nicotine products do not reduce health risks compared with cigarettes, contradicting evidence from multiple health authorities.
The remarks were made in a response to a parliamentary question from Danish MEP Kristoffer Storm on…
Sweden has become the first country in Europe to achieve smoke-free status, while smoking rates in Scotland have stalled amid restrictions on vaping and a decline in cessation funding.
Sweden reaches smoke-free milestone
On October 25, 2025, Sweden reached smoke-free status, meaning…
A leaked European Union draft position for next month’s WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) meeting reveals a sweeping push to extend tobacco-style restrictions, and even possible bans, to all non-smoked nicotine products, including vaping devices, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches.…
The European Union (EU) is preparing to hike taxes on vapes to the same level as cigarettes, as top commissioners draw direct comparisons between the two products - a move critics say ignores science.
Brussels targets vapes in new tax overhaul
At…
With France pushing ahead with its criminalisation of nicotine pouches despite objections from seven other EU Member States, consumers and health policy advocates have slammed the measure, warning that it will criminalise ordinary Europeans crossing borders with safer nicotine products and push…
International health experts are calling on governments to embrace safer nicotine alternatives as proven tools to cut smoking, prevent disease and save lives.
The appeal comes in The Safer Nicotine Revolution: Global Lessons, Healthier Futures, a landmark new report published ahead of…
Dutch doctors have filed a formal complaint against Snap - the parent company of messaging app Snapchat - accusing it of failing to prevent the sale of illegal vapes to teenagers in the Netherlands.
The complaint, which was submitted to the Authority…
The European Union (EU) is facing a mounting backlash over proposals to impose sweeping new bloc-wide taxes on safer nicotine products.
Advocates warn the measures would undermine public health goals, drive people back to smoking, and ignore scientific evidence on tobacco harm…
