
Two Chew bag products banned in Bavaria - new tobacco regulation hinders harm reductive alternatives
The popularity of chew bags among EU-snusers might just have taken a major step in the wrong direction for harm reduced alternatives to smoking. The Bavarian court in Germany recently decided to ban all further distribution of chew bags as they now are classified as snus.
The decision will utmost affect Germany but could potentially affect the rest of Europe if the court order is seen as presedential guidance.