Bloomberg: Zyn Imitators Rush in as Online Sales Halt Worsens US Shortage

When the DC Attorney General subpoenaed Zyn’s parent company, Philip Morris, they halted online sales. That’s led to a vacuum in the market, being filled by others trying to capitalize on nicotine addiction. To read the full article, click here.

Truth Initiative: Zyn rewards program follows Big Tobacco’s marketing playbook

You can’t call Zyn a treatment option and then offer rewards like gift cards and tablets. The companies that make these products are in it for profit at your expense. More from our partners at Truth Initiative.

Science for sale: Philip Morris’s web of payments to fund tobacco research

Tobacco companies will do whatever it takes to tip the scales in their favor. This report from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism shows how the tobacco industry uses its influence to try and influence research. This isn’t the first time the industry has used this sort of tactic, like when JUUL purchased an entire issue […]

FDA and CBP Seize More Than $1M Worth of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes

FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are announcing the seizure of 53,700 unauthorized e-cigarette products valued at more than $1.08 million. While FDA and CBP worked together to seize the shipment at the Chicago port of entry, the unauthorized products were intended for a wholesaler based in Mississippi. To read the full release, […]

NBC News: Philip Morris suspends nationwide sales on Zyn.com after D.C. subpoena

The company said that Swedish Match North America had received a subpoena from D.C.’s attorney general requesting information about its compliance with D.C.’s 2022 ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco. In October 2022, D.C. banned the sale of all flavored tobacco, including flavored synthetic nicotine products. To read the full article, click here.