The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful to human health than cigarettes, the agency said Tuesday.
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FDA allows Zyn pouches to be marketed as less harmful than cigarettes
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FDA lets 20 ZYN nicotine pouches claim lower risk than cigarettes; critics warn of danger
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful to human health than cigarettes, the agency said Tuesday.
The FDA’s decision gives Philip Morris a powerful new claim for Zyn—and raises a bigger question about whether nicotine pouches are becoming the successor vapes never could.
Many people have turned away from cigarettes in recent years, opting for "healthier," smokeless alternatives. And now the Food and Drug Administration has effectively backed up the claim by changing its regulations — for a crowd-favorite brand, no less.
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care The Big Story FDA lets Zyn market pouches as safer than cigarettes The maker of ZYN nicotine pouches can tell consumers its products are safer to use than cigarettes, the FDA said.
The Food and Drug Administration now allows ZYN nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful than cigarettes. Child psychologist Bonnie Halpern-Felsher joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the risks.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized marketing of 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products as a lower-risk option than cigarettes, a decision that drew immediate criticism from anti-cancer advocates worried about youth use.
