Flavours

Some nations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region are further tightening restrictions, aligning with a broader trend across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which took significant steps to regulate alternative nicotine products in 2025…

Throughout 2026 the industry will see the start of several major policies that will have an immediate impact on non-vaping alternative nicotine products…

Amendments to South Korea’s Tobacco Business Act and the new Tobacco Harm Management Act will significantly affect the sale of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches in the South Korean market in 2026…

Though markets will be impacted by incoming regulation in 2026, TobaccoIntelligence forecasts significant growth for both heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches…

TobaccoIntelligence’s predictions for 2025 resulted in a bit of a mixed bag in a year where there were meant to be significant opportunities to regulate non-vape alternative nicotine products…

Despite inconsistent regulations and emerging taxes in 2025, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products are expected to continue to grow steadily…

The Polish government is discussing a ban on flavoured nicotine pouches, with the Ministry of Health advancing restrictions in a clash with the ministries of Agriculture and Finance…

The first nicotine pouches have successfully passed through the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pilot programme to streamline the premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) review process pouches…

This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Cyprus for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas from market access and taxation to labelling and advertising…

Divisions over how to regulate next-generation products (NGPs) in the EU are stalling negotiations, but the stalemate could turn out to be a positive development for the future of nicotine alternatives in the region…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new position paper on tobacco control and harm reduction, reiterating its long-held scepticism ahead of next week’s 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11)…

The outcome of this month’s US elections suggests the Democratic Party may have found some purchase as it continues to scrabble around for any way to reverse recent disastrous changes in electoral preferences among voters…

The 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is set to begin amid continuing debate over how to regulate reduced-risk nicotine products…

A lawsuit on the alleged violation of the ban on non-tobacco flavours for nicotine products in the California market has been settled, and the plaintiff was not the government but a rival brand…

This report provides comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco and herbal heated products in Greece, covering all policy areas…

A leaked document, a working draft of the EU’s stance at COP11, has provided insight into the EU’s common position on novel tobacco and nicotine products…

This market snapshot offers an overview of the nicotine pouch market in Finland, covering retail channels, marketing, pricing and product characteristics…

This report provides comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework in place for nicotine pouches and oral tobacco in Greece, covering all policy areas from taxation and advertising to market access and packaging restrictions…

This market snapshot offers an overview of the nicotine pouch market in Finland, covering retail channels, marketing, pricing and product characteristics…

Upcoming international developments such as the EU TTD and COP11 may not directly affect the UK in the short term, but they could reshape the country’s strategy on tobacco harm reduction…

Ireland will not regulate nicotine pouches at this time, despite the products already being widespread in the market and currently being sold without restrictions since they are not specifically regulated…

Nicotine pouches will be able to move more quickly through the US marketing authorisation process, following the launch of a pilot programme that acknowledges their place on the continuum of risk…

While the US Food and Drug Administration is embracing transparency by releasing full rejection letters for pharmaceuticals, it does not plan do the same for tobacco product denials…

Some EU member states view nicotine pouches as an emerging threat to public health, especially for young people. Consequently, they are bringing these products under new or more stringent tobacco regulations…

Growth in nicotine pouch sales globally has occurred alongside concerted marketing efforts that position the products as safer than combustible tobacco products, according to a study…

Our nicotine pouch market tracker provides a detailed, comparative analysis of thousands of products in the largest nicotine pouch markets around the world for both the online and offline markets…

The sale of illicit nicotine pouches is flourishing in Canada a year after the government imposed retail restrictions, according to covenience stores and the maker of Zonnic – the only authorised product on the market…

The appeals court held that the president lacked the constitutional authority to impose sweeping tariffs without congressional authorisation, but the tariffs remain until 14th October, allowing for a possible appeal to the Supreme Court…