Tag "cigarettes"
Swedish Match MRTPA denial shows FDA approval process is a Farce
After 2 and a half years of fumbling the Swedish Match application for Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) status on their General Snus products sold in US convenience stores, the
A Letter about Swedish Snus you will NEVER see from Big Tobacco
You will never see published a letter from a cigarette smoker thanking Altria or Reynolds American for addicting them to nicotine through cigarettes. Likewise, a short note saying "I'm a
Sweden Surrenders to new EU-mandated Snus Warning Labels
Once again, the Swedish government caved to EU interference concerning Swedish snus. On May 20, 2016 the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive was implemented in Swedish legislation, which among other things
Sweden to Raise 2015 Snus Tax – Swedish Match to Raise Snus Prices
17 Nov 2014 – Breaking News: Swedish Match AB, the world’s largest manufacturer of Swedish Snus, will announce this morning that if the Swedish Parliament votes to raise the excise
A Lifetime of Nicotine Addiction
I still have an occasional pipe or cigar now and then. I went a long time without wanting them once I gave up cigarettes. I was afraid that the mere
On Senator Ted Kennedy’s Passing…and Exploitation
Today we learned that Senator Ted Kennedy has died of a brain tumor. He was first elected to the Senate in 1962 and only two Senators in the history of
Marlboro Snus Review and Philip Morris USA
Marlboro Snus – How quickly things change. A few months back, I commented how Philip Morris USA and Marlboro Snus had impressed me. The people at PMUSA must have read
How will FDA Regulation of Tobacco affect YOU?
Regulation of Tobacco: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act There have been many questions and much confusion concerning the Kennedy/Waxman legislation since it became law on June 22, 2009.
Dr. Brad Rodu on Reduced Harm Tobacco
Dr. Brad Rodu is one of the pioneers in establishing that Reduced Harm products such as any form of smokeless tobacco including snus and Swedish Snus are, as he said
A “Dear Snus” Letter by Xobeloot
Xobeloot and his letter; Dear Snus: Kevin Toole confesses his infidelity.
Kennedy/Waxman Tobacco Sell-Out – Opposed by R.J. Reynolds, SnusCENTRAL.org and Larry Waters?!
Kennedy/Waxman, S. 982, HR 1256; all very innocuous names for one of the most destructive bills to American Health Care which ever slithered through Congress. Lets call this legislation by
Market Research: What’s Real?
I was just reading an article in the NY Times from this past week, that HULU, a fairly new video-streaming company with high-falutin’ investors like ABC/Disney, can’t decide if they
Philip Morris USA – Marlboro Snus
Philip Morris introduced Marlboro Snus in the Dallas/Fort Worth retail test market area in August 2007 and in the Indianapolis test market area in March 2008. Marlboro Snus came in
Follow-Up: Lazy, Embarrassing Article by StarTribune.com
After I published my article, How can the American Public be Educated about Snus when the American Press is so Lazy? on that embarrassment to Journalism by StarTribune.com on snus, Danger follows a camel on
How can the American Public be educated about Snus when the American Press is so Lazy?
The biggest problem facing snus in general but Swedish Snus in particular is education. For all practical purposes, the American Public is clueless on snus. Part of that is the
FDA Tobacco Regulation is Back Already
The United States Economy is crumbling. Unemployment is now projected to reach 8% in 2009: Translation; it will be a lot higher than 8%. Millions of Americans are out of work,
About SnusCENTRAL
In 2007, a Blogger writing under the pen name of Mr. Unloadingzone discovered Camel SNUS. He had long been searching for a way to reduce the risks of his 30+
Thunder Snus: High Nicotine and Great Taste!!
Strong Snus, Stark Snus, Sterk Snus: these are all Scandinavian snus’s which are higher in nicotine than Regular snus. Until 2008, this almost always meant 11 mg/g. of nicotine instead
Welcome to “Snus reviews by That Snus Guy”!
Greetings fellow snus lovers! I’m your host, That Snus Guy. First, let me say that I’m honored to be a part of this great website; SnusCENTRAL.org, which is dedicated to
Camel “Tobacco Orbs” Re-Ignite FDA Regulation of Tobacco
Would you trade your snus for a piece of nicotine candy? That’s what RJ Reynolds and Camel are counting on. They claim it will hold no attraction for children. Frankly,