WASHINGTON -- For the first time, U.S. health regulators have judged a type of smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes, a decision that could open the door to other less risky options for ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking for public input on Swedish Match's request to certify its General-branded tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes. It ...

For the first time, advertisements for one brand of snus can say that using the smokeless tobacco product "instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov 7 (Reuters) - For Scandinavians snus is as Swedish as IKEA or ABBA, a popular and now elegantly-packaged smokeless tobacco that has transformed its image from a farmers' staple to a ...

Dublin, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Tobacco-Free Nicotine Pouches (Snus): Complete European Market Analysis Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — They’re discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like “frost” and “spice.” And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco ...

The smoking rate in Sweden is the lowest in Europe (between 5 and 6%) and the percentage is expected to continue to drop. As snus is implemented, the country seeks to become the first to eradicate ...

Snus is a Swedish-produced tobacco product that comes in small parcels and is placed alongside the gum to release nicotine into the bloodstream. It is illegal to sell snus in the United Kingdom and ...

OSLO (Reuters) - The share of Norwegians who smoke on a daily basis has halved in the last decade and was last year exceeded for the first time by the use of snus, a wet snuff tobacco product, ...

A habit that is worrying health authorities in Sweden where increasing numbers of teenagers are taking what’s known as “snus” is also concerning football authorities in England where one-fifth of ...