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Cessation Aid or “New Cigarette”? What the FDA Actually Authorised
Compliance & Regulation · · 6 min read

Cessation Aid or “New Cigarette”? What the FDA Actually Authorised

Two FDA decisions, twenty products, three qualifiers that carry all the weight: specific products, complete switching, lower risk. What the orders do and do not cover.

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The Growth Bet: The FDA Opens a Window, the WHO Hits the Brakes
Compliance & Regulation · · 5 min read

The Growth Bet: The FDA Opens a Window, the WHO Hits the Brakes

Reuters called nicotine pouches big tobacco’s bet on a future beyond cigarettes. The FDA and the WHO moved in opposite…
Cigarettes Fall to 11%: What Gallup’s Numbers Mean for the Pouch Category
Industry Insights · · 5 min read

Cigarettes Fall to 11%: What Gallup’s Numbers Mean for the Pouch Category

Gallup put cigarettes, vaping and nicotine pouches on one national chart for the first time: 11%, 9% and 4%. The…
Eight Times the Margin: Why Big Tobacco Bought Into Nicotine Pouches
Industry Insights · · 6 min read

Eight Times the Margin: Why Big Tobacco Bought Into Nicotine Pouches

PMI paid $16bn for Swedish Match and reported eight times the unit gross margin of cigarettes. The profit migration has…
From Sacred Leaf to White Pouch: 500 Years of Oral Nicotine
Industry Insights · · 5 min read

From Sacred Leaf to White Pouch: 500 Years of Oral Nicotine

How a ritual tobacco powder became court snuff, then a Swedish lip pouch, and finally a tobacco-free white pouch —…

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