Philip Morris to open $600M plant for Zyn nicotine pouches
Philip Morris International said Tuesday it plans to invest $600 million to open a manufacturing plant in Colorado to meet surging demand for its Zyn nicotine pouches. The tobacco giant said it expects the plant to be operational by 2025, creating 500 jobs in the state. The tobacco maker acquired Zyn’s owner, Swedish Match, in […]
Personal Stories: How Nicotine Pouches Have Helped Real People to Quit Smoking
An Introduction to Smoking Cessation Products Nowadays, smoking and vaping in public places is becoming more and more unacceptable, and it’s not just indoors. Even outdoor areas now have limited places for smokers to light up a cigarette, or vapers to fire up their e-cigs. Smokers aren’t tolerated almost everywhere, except in the comfort of […]
Recalled WanaBana fruit pouches gave toddlers lead poising: lawsuit
The parents of two North Carolina toddlers are suing Wannabana, claiming their children suffered lead poisoning after eating bags of the company’s allegedly contaminated fruit. Nicole Peterson and Thomas Duong allege in a lawsuit filed Jan. 25 in Florida’s 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County that their 1- and 3-year-old children have “potential developmental […]
Family sues applesauce maker, Dollar Tree over claims of lead in fruit pouches
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (by the way) — A North Carolina family has sued Florida-based applesauce manufacturing and retail giant Dollar Tree to ensure that the two companies ensure that certain applesauce pouches marketed to children are safe before they hit store shelves. They are filing a lawsuit for not being able to confirm this. […]
Schumer’s call for federal crackdown on Zyn nicotine pouches faces backlash: ‘Nanny state alive and well’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has called for a federal crackdown on Zyn nicotine pouches, a move that has sparked strong opposition. The Democratic lawmaker recently issued a “warning to parents,” saying young people are becoming hooked on nicotine pouches from social media, CBS New York reported Sunday. “This is a bag […]