🇨🇳 China Confirms Nicotine Pouches Are Now Under the State Tobacco Monopoly China’s move to classify nicotine pouches within the state tobacco monopoly is now confirmed not only by specialist regulatory trackers but also by 2Firsts, which has published detailed reporting on the shift https://lnkd.in/gnx-jTTd The direction of travel is clear: a domestic market increasingly…
Across many jurisdictions, governments have become structurally dependent on cigarette taxation as a stable source of public revenue. This dependence creates powerful fiscal and political incentives that can slow or complicate the transition away from combustible tobacco, even as public-health strategies increasingly emphasise harm reduction. In this environment, it is not coincidental that the companies…
Ireland’s decision to prohibit the sale of nicotine pouches and other non-tobacco nicotine products to individuals under the age of 18 represents a proportionate and overdue step to protect children. Few would dispute the legitimacy of this measure. Preventing youth access to nicotine products is a core public-health objective and is consistent with both harm-reduction…
In 2023, Canada approved a tobacco-free oral nicotine pouch, marketed under the name Zonnic, as a nicotine replacement therapy for adult smokers. However, the regulatory framework governing its sale and distribution has created an unexpected contradiction: in some circumstances, it is now more difficult for adult smokers to obtain these potentially lower-risk products than to…
This submission is provided on behalf of the Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN), which advocates for proportionate, science-based regulation that recognises tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a legitimate public health strategy Our focus is on the necessary regulation of nicotine products, specifically nicotine pouches, which are currently available on the UK market but operate…
COP11 has concluded, but the debate around nicotine regulation is far from settled. While delegates left Geneva without adopting aggressive new restrictions, the WHO’s long-standing hostility toward tobacco harm reduction remains firmly in place. The organization continues to frame non-combustible products, such as nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco, through the same lens as conventional…
Saudi Arabia’s successful Public Health experiment Backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi company Badael has rapidly scaled its harm reduction initiative using its flagship DZRT tobacco-free nicotine pouch. Since its 2023 launch, the program has helped nearly 400,000 smokers move away from combustible tobacco, with 140,000 reportedly quitting nicotine altogether. This progress contributes…
At this year’s Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Tobacco and Nicotine Conference, Acting Director for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Dr. Bret Koplow, delivered a defining keynote — not marking a first, but rather a culmination of the FDA’s evolving stance on tobacco harm reduction (THR). The address…
Momentum is building in the United Kingdom toward a coherent and proportionate framework for regulating tobacco-free nicotine pouches. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, currently progressing through Parliament, and the surrounding debates in both Houses have positioned the UK to establish a model that balances youth protection with adult harm reduction, consistent with NHS guidance and…
GINN has formally contributed to the European Commission’s Consultation on the revision of Council Directive 2011/64/EU, which governs excise duties on tobacco and related products. We welcome the inclusion of nicotine pouches in this revision, provided they are recognized as a distinct, clearly defined category separate from traditional tobacco products. A science-based approach is essential.…