Small but defiant Aug 27, 2008
The Aland Islands, whose people speak Swedish, were at the centre of an EU dispute last year over oral tobacco ... Current EU law bans oral tobacco in all member states except Sweden, which manufactures a form of snus deemed to be less harmful to health ... In October 2007 the European Commission referred Finland to the European Court of Justice for a second time for failing to comply with an earlier court ruling on oral tobacco sales. (BBC News -- Europe)
Get your cocaine from Superdrug Mar 8, 2008
The legalisation of the Swedish oral tobacco product snus would eventually prevent thousands of lung cancer deaths, yet it will not happen because probably more people will end up addicted to nicotine - a fairly harmless addiction - it is the smoke that causes most of the damage. Unfortunately the prohibitionists always win the day. (Times Online)
Imperial Tobacco Canada expands harm reduction program with start of SNUS test market in Ottawa Jan 24, 2008
This is a smokeless oral tobacco; it is not chewed and does not cause spitting ... These are chemicals which have been associated with cancer and have historically been found in other forms of oral tobacco. (Canada Newswire)
Smokers should be treated like drug addicts, say doctors Oct 5, 2007
In Sweden, an oral tobacco product called snus that is chewed instead of smoked has been available for decades, and the country has the lowest smoking rates in the world among men at 13 per cent, half the rate in the UK.. Snus is banned in the European Union but Professor Britton said it was an example of the kind of product that needed to be developed. (Independent)
Edmonton test markets, smokeless, spit-free tobacco Sep 13, 2007
Canada's largest cigarette manufacturer has chosen the city to test-market a Swedish-style smokeless, chewless, spitless oral tobacco called "snus" starting on Sept. 24. Benjamin Kemball, Imperial's president and CEO, said the rollout is part of the company's strategy to become a better corporate citizen by offering a product that some research has shown to pose lower risks than smoking. (National Post)
Swedish Oral Tobacco Tied to Pancreatic Cancer Risk May 12, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of Swedish oral tobacco, known commonly as "snus," appears to be safer than smoking tobacco, but it is associated with an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer, according to the results of two studies published online by The Lancet. In a study of the potential health effects of snus use in an Australian population, Dr. Wayne D. Hall, from the University of Queensland, and colleagues used life tables to estimate the life expectancies associated with the various... (MEDLINEplus)
