Tag "Tobacco"

Larry Waters Reports!

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

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

Frau Schable on Snus

Why Swedish Snus?

I’ve never been a smoker. I did the whole social smoking thing when out at a bar with friends, but that is the extent of my smoking history. Even when

Op Ed & Guest Columnists

Bill Godshall Attacks Anti-All-Tobacco Zealots on WIBA

Vicki McKenna of WIBA interviewed Bill Godshall of Smokefree Pennsylvania on November 15th 2010.  Bill does not hold back in blasting Big Pharma, FDA, tobacco ban advocates, and their fellow

Larry Waters Reports!

New Snus and Snuff Magazine coming in October

As part of my duties as Swedish Snus Ambassador to the United States, my portfolio includes spreading the good news about Swedish snus and encouraging others to do the same.

Op Ed & Guest Columnists

Tobacco Harm Reduction Update – Bill Godshall

FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) members flaunt conflicts of interestsCiting a lack of scientific evidence, drug industry funded consultants (including three members of FDA’s TPSAC) advocate more research

Legislation

This Week’s FDA Tobacco Propaganda – 8/6/10

This Week in CTP — Updates from the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) FDA announced the first round of Stakeholder Discussion Sessions. The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC)

Larry Waters Reports!

The PACT Act is bad but don’t forget the Tobacco Control Act

While the PACT Act has been getting most of attention in the tobacco world this month, the Tobacco Control Act which goes into effect Jun 22, 2010 is far and

The World According to Feck

Tobacco, the American Revolutions of 1776…..and Today?

The “Age of Enlightenment” was a time in world history that was characterized by massive revolutions in thought, government, religion, arts, science, economics, and humanity. Beginning roughly with the publications

Larry Waters Reports!

Swedish Match Snus Rocked by ANOTHER Scandal!

Swedish Match AB, the largest snus manufacturer in Sweden, is about to get hit with its second scandal in less than 30 days.  Most communications from Stockholm have been cut

Authors

Mick Hellwig

Mick Hellwig is a Founding Member of SnusCENTRAL and a prolific writer. He has the most posts of anyone on the SnusCENTRAL Forum, but more importantly, he loves helping those

Op Ed & Guest Columnists

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

Larry Waters Reports!

Is FDA Control of Tobacco Unconstitutional and Other Feedback

or, other than Philip Morris, did anyone in Congress or the White House even READ Kennedy/Waxman before it became the Law of the Land? Any rational person reading the Kennedy/Waxman

Larry Waters Reports!

ACT NOW: Kennedy Tobacco Bill Begins Debate June 2nd 2009!

Politics and rationality sometimes make strange bedfellows.  Bill Godshall is a decades-long Anti-Cigarette Lobbyist and Activist.  We met in dueling comments on TobaccoToday.  Make no mistake about it, Bill is

Larry Waters Reports!

EXCLUSIVE: Snus Review – Phantom White Portion Snus and more V2 Tobacco Snus News

For the last two days, I’ve been using a snus I’m pretty confident most of you aren’t:  Phantom Classic White Portion Snus by V2 Tobacco.  The reason for my confidence? 

SnusCENTRAL Snus Reviews

Tre Ankare White and Mini White portion snus. Review of the first value priced portion snus duo!

Welcome back Snus Lovers! I thought this week we would journey into “Value Priced” snus by reviewing the first low priced brand in the Swedish Match family, Tre Ankare. I

Larry Waters Reports!

Gotlandssnus: The New Factory and More!

If all goes according to plan, Gotlandssnus AB will begin producing its excellent snus’s at their new state-of-the-art factory on March 10th. The new factory; cleverly named Gotlandssnus AB “The

SnusCENTRAL Snus Reviews

V2’s Thunder Original portion snus. A Review of another Extra Strong snus contender!

Welcome back snus lovers! Today we are going to review another snus that has just raised the bar on Nicotine levels in Swedish snus, V2’s Thunder Extra Strong Original portion

SnusCENTRAL Snus Reviews

Camel SNUS versus Swedish Snus. A comparison review of completely different snus tastes!

Greetings fellow snus lovers! This week, I thought I would do something a little different in the way of snus reviews. Instead of just reviewing one kind of Swedish snus,

Legislation

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,