{"id":4535,"date":"2026-07-01T15:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:08:21","slug":"fda-allows-philip-morris-to-market-zyn-as-less-harmful-than-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4535","title":{"rendered":"FDA allows Philip Morris to market Zyn as less harmful than cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<cite><br \/>\n<span><\/span><span>Reuters<\/span><span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/cite><\/div>\n<p>\n            The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would allow Philip Morris to \u200bmarket its Zyn nicotine pouches as less harmful than cigarettes.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4533\">Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The \u200cagency allowed the company to market 20 variants of Zyn products with the claim that \u201cusing ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk \u200bof mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and \u200bchronic bronchitis.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Popular nicotine pouch products had been awaiting the agency\u2019s \u2060clearance as scientists hesitated due to potential risks to new \u200busers, including children.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Tobacco companies have also been lobbying U.S. President Donald Trump and other \u200bkey officials this year for changes they favor, including a faster, clearer FDA authorization process.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4519\">Trump says he told new acting director of national intelligence to \u2018declassify almost everything\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The FDA, in its order permitting the sale of the particular flavour variants, \u200bsaid the pouches \u201cwould significantly reduce harm and the risk of \u200btobacco-related disease to individual tobacco users and benefit the health of the population \u200cas \u2060a whole.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Nicotine pouches, which users insert under their lip to get a nicotine buzz, are the fastest-growing nicotine product in the U.S., with millions of users. 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