Press Releases

Madrid, España – Una nueva encuesta de la consultora internacional Dynata revela una abrumadora oposición entre los consumidores españoles a la prohibición de facto de las bolsas de nicotina propuesta por el gobierno. Las propuestas del gobierno español incluyen limitar la nicotina de las bolsas a 0,99 mg y prohibir todos los sabores excepto el […]

The Spanish government has proposed regulation to nicotine pouches that effectively amounts to a de facto ban and negatively impacts their acceptability among smokers, as a realistic alternative to cigarettes. The proposals include limiting nicotine to 0.99 mg per pouch and banning all flavors except tobacco. A new poll commissioned by the Tholos Foundation and […]

Warsaw, Poland – A newly released survey conducted by the international polling firm  Dynata reveals overwhelming opposition among Polish consumers to the government’s proposed ban on flavored nicotine pouches. The findings highlight the essential role of flavors in helping individuals quit smoking and avoid relapse. The full results from the research may be downloaded here. According […]

Copenhagen, Denmark – The Tholos Foundation, in collaboration with IPSOS & HBS Economics, today released groundbreaking research exposing the risks of the proposed Danish regulations limiting nicotine content in nicotine pouches to 9 mg per pouch. Key findings highlight significant public health and economic concerns The comprehensive study reveals alarming potential outcomes if the proposed […]

19 November, Copenhagen, Denmark – The Tholos Foundation today released exclusive new research from international polling firm IPSOS on how Danish consumers would react if proposals to limit nicotine in nicotine poches were implemented. In September 2024 the Danish Government published a ‘Draft Order on nicotine content limits in tobacco substitutes’ which proposed to introduce […]

Yesterday, March 30, the Tholos Foundation formally submitted comments to the Slovenian Ministry of Health regarding the proposed regulation within the Ministry to ban all flavors in vape products, except for tobacco flavor. Tholos’ submission offered evidence illustrating the importance of flavored vape products to adults who currently smoke or use flavored vape products to […]

The threat of intellectual property theft is an international phenomenon that must be tackled through multilateral cooperation between states. For decades, protecting intellectual property rights has been a fundamental foreign policy goal for the United States, a policy that covers both foreign and local businesses. This new pilot program between Malaysia and the United States […]

This morning, the Tholos Foundation submitted comments to the Netherlands’ Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport public consultation regarding a proposed regulation that would prohibit non-tobacco flavors in e-cigarettes. Karl Abramson, Tholos’ Consumer Issues Fellow, wrote the submission and released this statement: “Flavor bans have proven, real-world consequences. We know that flavors matter to vapers […]

This morning, the Tholos Foundation sent a letter to key members of Colombia’s Senate and House of Representatives regarding a proposal to implement an e-cigarette tax and increase the current tax rate on tobacco products. “E-cigarette taxes are a proven way to increase smoking rates, thereby increasing smoking-related disease and death,” said Karl Abramson, Tholos’ […]

This morning, the Tholos Foundation sent a letter to Ireland’s Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, sharing concerns about potential vape flavor ban legislation in Ireland. Banning flavored nicotine vaping products hurts public health by increasing smoking and weakens national security because of increased illicit market activity. “Following the Oireachtas Health Committee report that recommended banning […]