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FDA approved Zyn nicotine pouches for sale without knowing what they were made of , says former agency scientist

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By Matthew Chapman Verified, Kathryn Kranhold
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This story is published in partnership with STAT. Four years into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s review of Zyn nicotine pouches, and not long before the agency approved them for sale, an FDA toxicologist ran some informal tests in her kitchen that led her to question whether the agency truly understood the addictive product it was about to greenlight.
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Pacific island nation Palau asks UN to classify nicotine as a controlled substance

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By Kathryn Kranhold
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Palau, a small archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, has asked the United Nations to include nicotine among the drugs covered by a 1971 treaty that governs how countries treat psychotropic drugs such as LSD, psychedelic mushrooms and other controlled substances. The request triggers a review of nicotine by a World Health Organization scientific committee, the first for the drug since the 1990s.
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Nicotine pouches promised to help American smokers quit. So far, the evidence for that is limited .

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By Kathryn Kranhold
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The tobacco industry has turned to nicotine pouches to help it build a business beyond cigarettes. They’ve soared in popularity in recent years, with U.S. sales reaching an estimated $6.2 billion in 2025, more than doubling since 2023, according to the CDC Foundation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized two products, Philip Morris International’s ZYN and Altria’s on! PLUS, saying they provide smokers with a less harmful option than cigarettes.
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