Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN)

The Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) states that it is “a membership-based association dedicated to advancing collaborative standards, innovation, research, and advocacy in the field of alternative nicotine products.”123 Background GINN launched in March 2024. Its original website (the-ginn.com) stated that it was “dedicated to positioning itself as the industry’s primary advocate for non-vaping reduced-risk…

Background The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is an international treaty that aims to reduce the supply and demand of tobacco. The WHO FCTC includes a specific obligation, Article 5.3, requiring Parties to protect public health policies from the commercial and vested interests of the tobacco industry. More information on Article 5.3 and tobacco industry attempts…

The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) is an annual tobacco industry conference. GTNF 2025 was a hybrid event that took place virtually, and in Belgium for in-person delegates, from 06-08 October 2025.128129 The following speakers, panellists and moderators were listed on the GTNF 2025 website:130 Alexander Kupatadze – King’s College London Atheer Al Bin Ali – Chief…

Dentists, like doctors, pharmacists and other health professionals, have long been targeted by tobacco companies, to help promote their products and to attempt to build trust and credibility. The tobacco industry also has a long history of attempting to influence science and medical practice, primarily in the service of their own business goals. Despite the fact that most oral…

The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), which typically takes place annually in Poland, focuses on new nicotine products and ‘tobacco harm reduction.’ The GFN is organised by Global Forum on Nicotine Limited,188 which was known as KAC Communications until November 2024.189 For more information, please see the main Global Forum on Nicotine page. The GFN 2025 was…

‘Quit Like Sweden’ is a campaign established in 2024,191192 and launched in Brazil.193194 Background Quit Like Sweden’s website states that “Sweden has a comprehensive approach that combines smoking cessation and prevention measures and programmes with policies that enable people who smoke to choose alternatives instead. It is working. We call it the Swedish Experience.”191 Tobacco…

The Snus Commission website states that it is an “independent commission that produces reports on issues related to Swedish snus”.228 (Note that in Sweden the term snus can also be used in relation to ‘white snus’, which does not contain tobacco leaf. This is more commonly referred to as a nicotine pouch outside of Sweden.) Relationship to…

Image source: Number 10 | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Key Points Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe, part of the World Health Organization’s European Region. In 2023, Ukraine had a population of 38 million. The same year, a national survey found current tobacco use prevalence of 27%. Ukraine ratified the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

Image source: Imtiaz Ahmed | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Key Points Pakistan is a country in South Asia, part of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. It is the world’s fifth-most populous country, with a population of 247.5 million in 2023. As of 2021, current tobacco use prevalence was 19.5% amongst those aged 15+. Pakistan ratified the WHO…

Over the decades, tobacco companies have manipulated the design and contents of cigarettes and other nicotine products, with the aim of making them both as attractive and addictive as possible.391 Such modifications aim to enhance appeal, mask health risks and build brand loyalty.391 More recently, transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) have also diversified their nicotine product lines to…