WASHINGTON: US health regulators have questions about the data submitted by tobacco maker Swedish Match in its bid to become the first company to market a smokeless tobacco product as less harmful than cigarettes.

Food and Drug Adminis­tration scientists say they have “concerns” about how the company studied its snus tobacco product and its proposal to modify cancer warning language on the packaging. Snus are teabag-like pouches or loose tobacco that users stick between their cheek and gum to absorb nicotine.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2015

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