The full document can be viewed here. EU Member States have today agreed not to push for bans on safer nicotine products at the WHO’s bi-annual tobacco control summit, COP 11, after a large group of countries refused to accept the Commission’s…
Two former Directors at the World Health Organisation have called for a radical overhaul of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - the WHO’s International Treaty on tobacco control policy - in an exclusive op-ed for Clearing the Air. Derek Yach, a…
UPDATE - 3rd November 2025 - we've now seen the version of the paper that will be discussed by EU Ambassadors on Wednesday. Possible bans on safer nicotine products are still part of the text. When EU negotiations go late into the…
Smokers were nearly twice as likely to develop wheezing compared with vapers. The risk of respiratory symptoms rose sharply according to the number of cigarettes smoked daily.
Exclusive vape use appears substantially less harmful than smoking, with risk levels near those of…
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…
A leak has revealed that the European Commission is preparing a set of proposals on nicotine pouches that could redefine the EU’s approach to tobacco harm reduction. The documents suggest measures far more restrictive than current WHO guidance, with serious implications for…
AS Roma fans at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday were joined by Hollywood actor Mel Gibson, who was photographed with two tins of what appear to be nicotine pouches in his pockets. The photos were shared by Lega Serie A’s official X…
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…
Portugal strongly opposes the European Commission’s recent proposal to sharply increase tobacco taxes across the EU.