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What FDA MRTP Status for General Snus Really Means

On a Monday conference call with FDA, Swedish Match US was blind-sided.  FDA said there could be good news concerning the Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application for General Snus

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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
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Snus Industry News | STC for sale | New Thunder Snus

The loudest sound in the Swedish snus industry lately has been the silence.  There have only been a few new products worthy of note released so far in 2015, some

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Mega-sized Swedish Snus Stores coming to the US?

American snus users, close your eyes and visualize the Swedish snus selection (if any) at your local tobacco store or convenience store today.  Then imagine one day having a snus

Legislation

Podcast: Why YOU have to support the General Snus MRTP application

 The General Snus Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application to FDA was the subject of this call to action for snus users in the USA.  Swedish Snus Ambassador to the

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Swedish Match, FDA, General Snus, and Modified Risk Tobacco Products: What does it mean?

UPDATED 27 Aug 2014:  Two months ago, Swedish Snus giant Swedish Match presented FDA with a formal application that the General Snus products sold over-the-counter (OTC) in the United States

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FDA Tobacco Czar Mitch Zeller – Substantial Equivalence launch but what’s next for Tobacco?

FDA Tobacco Czar Mitch Zeller, Ruler of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), has announced the first tobacco products to move through the long-awaited substantial equivalence (SE) process. Two

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SPEAK NOW: Save Swedish Snus from the FDA!

Back on November 21st, I advanced the argument that while we were all so concerned about the impact of S.1147,  The PACT Act of 2009 legislation,  we were ignoring the