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Where else in Europe are they restricted?", "sourceDate": "2025-02-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Several countries have taken steps to restrict nicotine pouches absent EU-wide regulation.\r\n\r\nFrance is the latest country in Europe to ban the sale of nicotine pouches as health experts warn about the risk of medical issues, nicotine addiction, and growing popularity among young people.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/02\/28\/france-has-just-banned-nicotine-pouch-sales-where-else-in-europe-are-they-restricted", "tagIds": [ 254, 275, 116, 103, 117, 101, 222, 168, 188, 140, 108, 31 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 10890, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 31 ], "2": [ 116, 103, 117, 101, 222, 168, 188, 140, 108 ], "3": [ 254, 275 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Nicotine pouches are marketed as a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes. But health advocates warn that they can contain high levels of nicotine, which can pose risks to brain development and the cardiovascular system. Because nicotine pouches are only", "postedDate": "2025-03-05T01:50:36+00:00" }, "533389": { "id": 533389, "headlineText": "The original TPD includes traditional and novel products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. However, it does not include new products that emerged since its adoption \u2013 such as nicotine pouches, which do not contain tobacco and are used orally.", "sourceDate": "2025-03-03T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The European Commission\u2019s decision to delay legislation related to new nicotine products is \u201charmful,\" Dutch Health Minister Vincent Karremans wrote in a letter seen by Euractiv.\r\n\r\nAddressed to EU health chief Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi, the letter comes after the Commission excluded tobacco-related legislation from its 2025 work programme. Karremans urged the Hungarian commissioner to take \u201cdecisive\u201d action to protect young people\u2019s health.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe delay of the revision of the European tobacco control legislation is harmful considering the rapidly evolving market of tobacco and nicotine pouches,\" the letter reads.\r\n\r\nEuractiv has learnt that Belgium and Latvia have also endorsed the letter. . . .\r\n\r\n\r\nAdvocates of novel products, citing industry-funded studies, argue these alternatives are significantly less harmful than traditional cigarettes and should be regulated differently.\r\n\r\nThe EU and the World Health Organisation, however, insist that \u201cless harmful\u201d still means \u201charmful\u201d", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/health-consumers\/news\/dutch-slam-commission-over-harmful-tobacco-delays\/", "tagIds": [ 254, 238, 101, 118, 188, 830, 202, 158, 140, 138, 108 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 12450, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 101, 118, 188, 830, 202, 158, 140, 138, 108 ], "3": [ 254, 238 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "The Dutch health minister is urging the Commission to put \u201ccomprehensive restrictions on flavours, maximum nicotine levels and plain packaging\" on e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, according to a letter seen by Euractiv.", "postedDate": "2025-03-05T01:47:31+00:00" }, "533388": { "id": 533388, "headlineText": "Dutch call on the EU to get tough on vaping, nicotine products", "sourceDate": "2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The Dutch health ministry is urging Brussels to impose \u201ccomprehensive restrictions on flavours, maximum nicotine levels and plain packaging\u201d on e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, European news website Euractiv has reported.\r\n\r\nJunior health minister Vincent Karremans has written to the European Commission, saying the decision to delay legislation on new nicotine products is \u201charmful\u201d, the website, which has seen the letter, said.\r\n\r\nThe letter is addressed to EU health chief Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi and comes after the commission decided to exclude tobacco-related legislation from its 2025 work programme.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/2025\/03\/dutch-call-on-the-eu-to-get-tough-on-vaping-nicotine-products\/", "tagIds": [ 254, 238, 221, 116, 223, 168, 830, 202, 99, 140, 138 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 17193, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 221, 116, 223, 168, 830, 202, 99, 140, 138 ], "3": [ 254, 238 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-03-05T01:43:11+00:00" }, "533385": { "id": 533385, "headlineText": "ITG owes Reynolds American $251.5 million for Florida tobacco settlement, judge rules", "sourceDate": "2025-03-03T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "A Delaware judge on Monday ordered ITG Brands to pay rival cigarette maker Reynolds American $251.5 million in connection with a Florida tobacco settlement, following ITG's purchase of four cigarette brands from Reynolds a decade ago.\r\nVice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Chancery Court rejected ITG's argument that the $251.5 million, the full amount Reynolds sought, be reduced by money Reynolds saved because ITG did not join the Florida settlement.\r\n\r\nReynolds is a unit of British American Tobacco (BATS.L), while ITG is a unit of Britain's Imperial Brands (IMB.L), ITG said it plans to appeal.\r\nThe case arose from Reynolds' June 2015 sale of the Kool, Maverick, Salem and Winston brands to ITG, so Reynolds could win regulatory approval for its $25.8 billion purchase of smaller rival Lorillard.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/itg-owes-reynolds-american-2515-million-florida-tobacco-settlement-judge-rules-2025-03-03\/", "tagIds": [ 771, 770, 103, 107, 111, 104, 826, 7, 75 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 25941, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 826, 7, 75 ], "2": [ 103, 107, 111, 104 ], "5": [ 771, 770 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-03-05T00:43:21+00:00" }, "533383": { "id": 533383, "headlineText": "Tobacco companies agree to $32-billion settlement, removing key hurdle", "sourceDate": "2025-03-03T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "New Brunswick would receive $600 million of the $32.5 billion settlement, with $152 million of that potentially arriving in the province\u2019s coffers this year. 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