The Czech Republic is set to become the main EU proponent of tobacco harm-reduction policy following a change in philosophy among leaders, and is planning to implement a new decree for nicotine pouches in the near future as a result.
A new action plan is now expected to be debated, which will set harm reduction as part of the country’s public health strategy going forward, according to Ondřej Jakob, a spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Health.
In the Czech Republic, harm reduction in the field of tobacco products has been the subject of a long-term debate, but to date, there has been no definitive agreement among experts about this policy’s impact on quitting nicotine addiction, he added.
“This issue has not yet been resolved. A decree is being prepared for nicotine pouches. It is to define their composition, appearance, quality, properties, and other parameters so that they have the least possible adverse effects on human health,” Jakob said. He added that the new decree is expected to determine the various factors that need to be taken into account in the production of nicotine pouches and that the Ministry of Health was in the process of preparing it.
ECigIntelligence – 2022-06-06.
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