Tobacco

(asked on 20th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of tobacco-free nicotine pouches.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 5th November 2020

No assessment of the safety of tobacco-free nicotine pouches has been made by the Department. These products are not covered under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 but by The General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

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