Switzerland is the latest country to crack down on disposable vapes after the Swiss Senate voted to support a ban on their sale. The decision backs a motion previously passed by the House of Representatives. It puts the country on course to…
Update 12/06/2025: The leaked impact assessment is available to download here The European Commission is planning to require massive tax hikes on vapes, pouches and heated tobacco products like iQOS, according to a leaked impact assessment seen by Clearing the Air.…
The Swedish government has formally opposed France’s proposed ban on nicotine pouches. Following a similar legal challenge earlier this year against Spanish legislation to restrict nicotine pouches, Sweden has submitted a ‘Detailed Opinion’ to the European Union (EU) contesting France’s draft decree. …
The Swedish government has announced that it will mount a legal challenge to Spain’s proposed ban on nicotine pouches at the EU level. Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Benjamin Dousa, announced that his government planned to submit what’s known as a Detailed…
The Nordic Nicotine Pouches Alliance (NNPA) has blasted the French government’s proposed blanket ban on nicotine pouches, warning that such a move would undermine harm reduction efforts, violate EU principles, and deliver a significant setback to public health. In its formal response…
Nicotine pouch users in France could face jail time and six figure fines under a new law currently being reviewed by the European Commission. Under the new law, which would apply later this year, personal possession and use of nicotine pouches would…
Nicotine alternatives such as vapes do not cause cancer, a leading French oncologist has said. Dr David Khayat said nicotine itself does not cause cancer, as carcinogens come from the burning of tobacco. The combustion that occurs in conventional cigarettes produces thousands…
Luxembourg has been widely criticised for its proposed ‘de facto’ ban on nicotine pouches. The European Commission, Greece and Sweden have all raised several objections to the draft Bill, which limits the strength of nicotine pouches to a very low 0.048g and…
A new report from global health advocacy group Smoke Free Sweden compares the prohibitive tobacco control policies of France with the Swedes’ more regulatory approach. It highlights how Sweden’s embrace of nicotine alternatives, such as vapes and snus, has resulted in the…