Haypp provides consumers materially lower risk nicotine alternatives, that they freely choose. Bates notes "Instead of exclusion or dismissal, ethical tobacco control ... should proactively seek out consumers’ views..."
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"Stakeholders without a stake" - my take on the questionable stakeholder legitimacy of tobacco control activists and the arrogance of dismissing consumers' insights.
Consumers are the stakeholders with the greatest stake.
A useful, data based riposte to those in Europe who want to eliminate radically lower risk nicotine products from Clive Bates, a public health expert w/ a focus on nicotine.
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The review of these products was part of the agency’s nicotine pouch pilot program, which aims to increase efficiency and streamline the review process of nicotine pouches through the PMTA pathway.
Today, FDA authorized the marketing of two additional nicotine pouches made by Helix Innovations LLC, under the “on!” brand name: Rich Berry 4 mg and Autumn Spice 4 mg. fda.gov/tobacco-products/mar…
ALT FDA authorizes two additional nicotine pouches
FDA issues MRTP for 1st gen ZYN, all flavours included.
This is the claim:
‘Using ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.’
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Haypp is pleased to announce it has opened its new larger, automated warehouse in the UK with c. 5x the prior facility's capacity. An article below from our automation partner provides more detail.
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Notable developments in EU Tobacco Taxation Directive
The article discusses disagreements on TTD, with Sweden leading opposition in the EU Council along with GR, IT, RO. The EU Parliament rejected the report
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