Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35519
Nicotine and Oral Tobacco: Safety
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) regulation of (i) snus and (ii) nicotine pouches.
Answer
Ashley DaltonOral tobacco, otherwise known as snus, has been banned in the United Kingdom and the European Union since 1992. All tobacco products are harmful to health, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined that smokeless tobacco is carcin...
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