Nicotine pouches are a newer class of smokeless products that don’t contain tobacco. Zyn became the first FDA-authorized brand on Jan. 16.

Zeller credited Gottlieb for advocating for the nicotine regulation within the Trump White House, after the Obama administration had fallen short. Obama officials had promised Zeller they would back rules to curb nicotine and menthol.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to drastically reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products.

The proposal in the waning days of the Biden administration leaves it up to President-elect Donald Trump to finalize the effort — or scrap it.

Temple pulmonologist Dr. Jamie Garfield says the proposed regulation is an effective harm reduction strategy, but suggests it will take a significant lobbying effort for it to go into effect.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday that it authorized the marketing of Zyn nicotine pouches but will be "closely monitoring youth use.""The FDA's decision recognizes the role that Zyn can play in the protection of the public health by helping people switch from cigarettes and other traditional tobacco products,

Zyn and the retailers who sell the product have run afoul of regulators in recent years. The FDA in April of last year warned 119 retailers to stop selling Zyn to underage people, and the company was ordered to pay $1.2 million last year for violating Washington, D.C.’s smokeless tobacco ban.

FDA authorizes Zyn nicotine pouches, citing public health benefits for adult smokers, despite concerns over flavored products' appeal to teens.

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Retailers selling tobacco and vapes will face fees of up to €1,000 a year under a new licensing regime coming into force from next year. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said he hopes the new annual fee will act as a “disincentive for some retailers to stock these products at all” and that the Government aims to “eliminate tobacco use”.

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