Market & legal data of alternative tobacco products in Europe

Czech Republic could be facing nicotine cap and other restrictions on pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th August 2022

The Czech Republic Ministry of Health is preparing to introduce restrictions on the strength, marketing and production of nicotine pouches ...

Lack of solid science stokes fears and doubts over safety of nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th August 2022

While nicotine pouches are growing in popularity fast, the state of science on their safety remains threadbare ...

Clampdown and tax on tobacco products may never reach Spanish parliament

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 11th August 2022

The fate of two laws feared by Spain’s tobacco and vaping industries is in doubt due to a tight political calendar and uncertainty over future regulation at EU level ...

Welsh strategy for a smoke-free future leaves out the question of alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 4th August 2022

Heated tobacco and the possible legalisation of snus are not specifically addressed in a new tobacco control strategy for the devolved UK region of Wales ...

Revenue, not harm reduction, the driving force behind Romania's increased taxes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 2nd August 2022

Romania increased taxes on conventional cigarettes, heated tobacco and vaping products on 1st August, purely in an attempt to secure additional tax revenue ...

BAT confident Hyper X2 can add to its Glo-ing performance in HnB and oral

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th July 2022

British American Tobacco (BAT) saw revenue from its new products category portfolio rise by 45% in the first half of the year, with good returns from its modern oral and heated tobacco portfolio ...

‘Misleading and irresponsible’ – UK ASA rules on ads for cigarette flavour additive

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th July 2022

A new way to add flavours to conventional cigarettes has gained publicity after being criticised by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ...

Banner ads booked by algorithm are not exempt from ban, Danish paper told

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th July 2022

It is a publisher’s responsibility to ensure tobacco ads do not appear on a newspaper website through automated or algorithmic banner ad purchases, according to a ruling by the Danish Consumer Ombudsman ...

Continuing strong growth in nicotine pouches keeps Swedish Match on the up

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th July 2022

Swedish Match has reported a 17% sales increase in the first half of the year, driven by smoke-free products, with solid growth for its Zyn nicotine pouches in both the US and Scandinavian markets ...

PMI releases promising results for first half of year, boosted by heated tobacco

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd July 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) has raised its full year outlook after it saw decent numbers over the first half of 2022 ...

EC sets out to assess big response to call for evidence towards new tobacco plan

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th July 2022

More than 24,000 responses were received to a European Commission call for evidence on plans for the legal framework that will shape the future revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and Tobacco Advertising Directive ...

EU heated tobacco flavour ban possibly delayed to extend scrutiny period

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th July 2022

A ban on flavoured heated tobacco products in the EU may be delayed after the Permanent Representatives Committee recommended that the Council of the European Union extend the scrutiny period by two months ...

Huge disparities in access to stop-smoking services across England

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th July 2022

Public health in the north of England continues to be ignored in favour of supporting more affluent and Tory-leaning areas in the south and Midlands, according to a new survey ...

Sting-free shield keeps pouches in the forefront of nicotine innovation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th July 2022

Pouches with integrated “shields” on one side that reduce stinging and gum irritation are the latest example of how the category is leading the way in innovation among alternative nicotine products ...

Collapse of Bulgarian government won't bring any change in heated tobacco tax

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th July 2022

Tax rates on heated tobacco products in Bulgaria will not change following the resignation of prime minister Kiril Petkov and his cabinet after they lost a vote of confidence ...

European heated tobacco users about to lose taste with latest flavour prohibition

Written by Laura Garay Gómez | 1st July 2022

A flavour ban for heated tobacco products has been confirmed following the EU Commission’s publishing of a delegated directive amending the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU, commonly known as the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

Are flavours in pouches set to be the next battleground for tobacco alternatives?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th June 2022

Flavours in nicotine pouches could become the next contentious issue for tobacco alternatives, following a similar route to e-liquid flavours, experts say ...

Swedish innovator proposes concrete solution to nicotine pouch drawbacks

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th June 2022

Innovation in nicotine pouches – better release profile, longer lasting flavour and effect – is coming from an unexpected area... the remarkable world of concrete ...

Iceland awards nicotine pouches the rubber stamp of their own regulations

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th June 2022

Nicotine pouches in Iceland are to be subject to their own specific rules for the first time – but they do not include a threatened flavour ban ...

Sweden extends cigarette regulations to cover tobacco-free nicotine products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd June 2022

Limits similar to those already found on tobacco products such as cigarettes and snus will now also apply to tobacco-free nicotine products after Sweden’s parliament, the Riksdag, voted to modify legislation ...

UK’s Khan report pleases vape advocates, all but ignores other tobacco alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 16th June 2022

Recognition of the role vaping can play in the future of public health in England has been welcomed – but there is some disappointment that the positive approach does not extend to other alternatives to...

Netherlands wants to control and limit popularity of novel tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th June 2022

Dutch authorities want to bring in a range of regulations intended to limit the popularity of novel tobacco products such as nicotine pouches ...

Released Khan report advises strict measures in UK for 2030 smoke-free goal

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th June 2022

The UK government must take further action to promote vaping products and accelerate the path to prescribed e-cigarettes if it wants to achieve its 2030 smoke-free ambition for England, according to an independent tobacco review ...

Czechia embraces harm reduction and plans to regulate nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th June 2022

The Czech Republic is set to become the main EU proponent of tobacco harm-reduction policy following a change in philosophy among leaders, and is planning to implement a new decree for nicotine pouches in the...

Nicotine pouches don't escape WHO's World No Tobacco Day campaign debate

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 3rd June 2022

On international World No Tobacco Day tobacco alternatives such as pouches were not excluded from the criticisms ...

Planned rewrite of EU battery rules could have a major impact on HnB devices

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd May 2022

Heat-not-burn (HnB) hardware could be in for a big shake-up in the EU over the next few years, with the environmental impact of batteries squarely in the firing line ...

Call for UK to promote snus and nicotine pouches to reach smoke-free 2030 goal

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 20th May 2022

The UK government is likely to miss its 2030 smoke-free ambition for England because the government is not supporting the full range of reduced-risk products, namely snus and nicotine pouches, according to an advocate for snus...

Tobacco companies face €36m fine for restricting competition in Belgium

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th May 2022

On 13th April 2022 the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision-making body, the Competition College, imposed fines totalling €36m on four major cigarette manufacturers for practices that restricted competition ...

Swedish Match releases Q1 2022 results following $16bn takeover bid from PMI

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th May 2022

Swedish Match saw its smoke-free portfolio continuing to drive sales as well as increase operating profits in the first quarter of 2022, compared with the same period in 2021, and attributed this positive performance to...

Swedish Match shareholders asked to accept PMI’s $16bn takeover bid

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 11th May 2022

The board of Swedish Match has asked shareholders of the Scandinavian nicotine pouch maker to accept a $16bn takeover offer from tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) ...

PMI in negotiations to acquire rival Swedish Match for a reported $15bn

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 10th May 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) is in talks to buy European rival Swedish Match in an estimated $15bn deal that could affect both the oral and smoking tobacco markets ...

EU ban on flavours in heated tobacco seen as likely to be adopted 'soon'

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th May 2022

The EU Commission told TobaccoIntelligence that progress on the process to institute the prohibition on flavours was underway and that the latest step is expected to be finalised “soon” ...

BAT leads legal challenge to Denmark's latest tobacco control initiative

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th May 2022

A group of tobacco companies, including British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries Nicoventures and House of Prince, have sued the Danish government over legislation which came into force in 2021 ...

JTI reports strong Q1 performance despite uncertainties over Ukraine war

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th April 2022

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) saw its revenues increase by 6.2% to JPY581.5bn ($4.5bn) in the first quarter of 2022, despite uncertainties over its business in Russia, compared with 5.3% growth to JPY547.3bn ($4.2bn) in the...

PMI reveals 'solid performance', with significant growth in its HnB portfolio

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd April 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) saw positive numbers for the first quarter of 2022, with Iqos Iluma performing well in Japan, Switzerland and Spain ...

BAT increases its investment in cannabis as it continues to look beyond nicotine

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th April 2022

British American Tobacco (BAT) has invested a further CAD6.3m (USD5.03m) in the Canadian cannabis company Organigram, thereby increasing its stake from 18.8% to 19.5% ...

UK government will 'consider' putting nicotine pouches under tobacco rules

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th March 2022

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its post-implementation review of the country’s tobacco legislation ...

PMI considers leaving the Russian market as it scales down operations

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th March 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) has cancelled all product launches in Russia for 2022 as part of its plans to suspend investments and scale down manufacturing operations across the country ...

Young Danes can't tell nicotine pouches from snus, but they're using more of both

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd March 2022

There has been a significant increase in the use of smoke-free tobacco products among young people in Denmark over the past ten years, according to a new report by the Danish Health Authority ...

Denmark prepares to lead Europe with its first planned tobacco-free generation

Written by Marija Obradovic | 16th March 2022

Denmark could become the first country in Europe to impose a generational limit on access to tobacco and nicotine products, with a plan to ban access to tobacco and nicotine products to anyone born in...

Big Tobacco shuts down in Russia, lends aid to employees there and in Ukraine

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th March 2022

Imperial Brands has announced that it is suspending all operations in Russia, including domestic production, and all sales and marketing activity as a result of international sanctions and the consequential severe disruption ...

Finland moves forward with efforts to limit tobacco and nicotine use by 2030

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th March 2022

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has appointed a working group tasked with submitting proposals for new legislation and other measures ...

Iceland’s bill to regulate nicotine pouches as e-cigs due in parliament in March

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd March 2022

Iceland’s delayed bill to regulate nicotine pouches under similar rules to those proposed for e-cigarettes and refills will be introduced to parliament in March ...

What science should we be following on novel tobacco products – and how far?

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd March 2022

“Following the science” is one of the most misleading, clichés of the pandemic, and both advocates and enemies of novel tobacco products need to be cautious of claiming to do the same thing ...

UK will not modify tobacco regulations to legalise snus, health minister says

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 1st March 2022

Snus is likely to remain banned in the UK after a health minister said it is not expected to be part of the UK’s upcoming tobacco control plan ...

Italy regulates nicotine pouch sales, with notification and tax requirements

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th February 2022

Nicotine pouches will officially be allowed to enter the Italian market following approval of a bill by the country’s Senate ...

Swedish Match sees 2021 finish with strong growth in smoke-free products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st February 2022

Swedish Match has reported an 11% sales increase in 2021 driven by the smoke-free product segment, with strong growth in the US and Scandinavia ...

Europe adopts compromise position on reduced risk products to beat cancer

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st February 2022

The European Parliament has adopted the BECA report – the first time a European institution has formally acknowledged reduced risk products could play a role in smoking cessation – with some caveats ...

BAT enjoys big rises in revenue from novel categories, led by modern oral

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th February 2022

British American Tobacco (BAT) saw revenue from its new products category portfolio rise by 42.4% in 2021 to £2.05bn, driven in part by an increase in sales of its modern oral products ...

Heated tobacco successes help PMI stay positive as cigarette sales go on sliding

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th February 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) posted positive numbers for 2021, helped by higher unit volumes in heated tobacco and outstanding initial results from its fourth-generation heated tobacco device Iqos Iluma ...

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