The U.S. FDA hopes nicotine pouches can help smokers quit, but new data shows few adult smokers use them to kick their habit — and while use of these products remains low among young people, researchers are watching for signs use could spike in a repeat of the vaping epidemic.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two fruit-flavored vapes featuring age-verification technology intended to stop kids from using them. But critics say minors have found ways around some age verification safeguards.
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A proposal to change global labelling standards to include cancer warnings and bar misleading claims about alcohol’s health benefits failed after pushback from the United States, Japan and Mexico — all countries with influential alcohol industries.
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To tackle its obesity crisis, Chile added warning labels on foods high in sugar. Sales of these items fell — but there was an unintended consequence: a boom in non-sugar sweeteners as companies reformulated their products to avoid the labels.
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Countries worldwide are putting warning labels on food. Chile's stop-sign design is the gold standard. The U.S. is proposing something far less effective, researchers say.
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The EU Parliament is calling for an investigation into undisclosed meetings between EU trade staff and Philip Morris International, during which the tobacco giant asked EU officials to influence other countries’ tobacco policies.
The U.S. FDA hopes nicotine pouches can help American smokers quit, but new data shows few adult smokers use them to kick their habit — and that teenagers are more familiar with these products than adults.
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Researchers say a proposed U.S. food label is less effective than those in other countries and falls short in helping consumers identify healthy foods.
