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 Richmond Times Dispatch | Philip Morris Buys Smokeless Unit Morningstar.ca Swedish Match is the market leader in South Africa in pipe tobacco and snus. Although collectively these categories already represent more than 30% of the ... Philip Morris to buy South Africa snuff maker Philip Morris to buy South African snuff maker |
Various cancers linked to tobacco The Tennessean Some tobacco companies are now promoting the use of snus, small teabag-style pouches of moist tobacco that can be tucked beneath the lips to give ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Tobacco regulation could lead to more competition Richmond Times Dispatch Roerty said a key reason may be Swedish medical studies showing snus use does not boost oral cancers, as studies of US snuff have suggested. ... Deceptive FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill Signed; May Block Less ... FDA regulates tobacco |
Senate Passes FDA Tobacco Bill Wall Street Journal Reynolds American Inc. is marketing Camel Snus nationwide, using the name of one of its best brands, and testing its Camel Orbs -- dissolvable tobacco ... Is Legislation Anti-Tobacco or Pro-Philip Morris? [Jonathan Adler] Tobacco Curbs Clear Senate as 10-Year Fight Nears End Many Decisions Remain Over Tobacco Regulation |
Tobacco Regulation Opens Better Communications Opportunities Richmond Times Dispatch Swedish snus have more than a century-old tradition in Sweden. Swedish Match supports meaningful and effective regulation of its tobacco products, ... |
 ESPN Action Sports | Teasing Forever: John Jackson ESPN Action Sports Enjoys a strong snus. Appreciates a good back lip. Would rather be riding pow, sucking at skateboarding or thinking up new names for her deaf dog and fake ... |
 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) | Smokeless Tobacco Market Report: 2008 Edition available now ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Snus, as is called in Sweden, is not new to the world, as it dates back to the 1700s or even before. Lately the smokeless tobacco industry has gathered ... |
The Consult: Cigarettes Are Not Candy And Other News From Around ... Newsweek When your product makes Camel Snus look like a good idea, it's time to fire your development team. (MSNBC.com) World Health Organization About To Declare ... |
Swedish snuff prizes to surge The Swedish Wire Swedish snus, a moist powder tobacco product that you consume by placing it under the lip, is banned in all EU countries except Sweden. ... |
 Gawker | Is It Worth Keeping Kids Away From Cigarettes If It Means Less ... Gawker Mostly this is just your daily reminder that the ad industry is just as morally bankrupt as the tobacco industry. Now, time to gobble some delicious Snus. |
What is Swedish snus?
Snuff Snus (Swedish snus)
Snus is a moist to semi-moist, ground, oral tobacco product,. Snus exists in two packaging formats, loose and portion packed...
Snuff snus is a moist or semi-moist oral powder tobacco product. Snus is manufactured and mainly consumed in Sweden and Norway.
The most usual way to consume snus is to place it between the gum and the upper lip in the oral cavity, and keep it there for a time varying from a few minutes to several hours, according to taste.
There are two main packaging formats of snus on the market loose and portion packed:
Loose snus:
lössnus is a loose, moist powder which can be portioned and rolled into a cylindrical shape with the fingertips, or using a prismaster tool. The end result is often referred to as a pris (pinch) or prilla (slang for pris).
Pouch snus
portionssnus or pouch snus, is prepackaged powder in small bags made from the same material as teabags. It comes in smaller quantities than the loose powder but is considered easier to handle. Because it is easier to get out of the mouth, then the loose powder.
Both forms exist in different flavour varieties. Swedish snus is made from air dried tobacco from various parts of the world. In earlier times tobacco for making snus used to be laid out for drying in Scania and Mälardalen. Later Kentucky tobaccos were used. The ground tobacco is mixed with water, salt, sodium carbonate and aroma and is prepared through heating, generally via steam. Snus is pasteurised in a proprietary heat treatment process. This manufacturing process satisfies the hygienic requirements of the Swedish Food Act. All production follows strict procedural and hygienic standards. The tobacco undergoes several stages of rigorous analysis to ensure that it meets standards. Swedish snus is regulated as a food product in Sweden. Production and additive standards are the same as those for food products.
Snus is sold mainly in Sweden and Norway, but can be found in outlets in various other countries frequented by Scandinavian tourists (with the notable exception of countries in the EU; see below). It is sold in small tins, which in the earlier years were made of porcelain, wood, silver or gold, but nowadays come in compressed paper or plastic. They contain 50g of loose snus or 24g of portion bags. In Sweden portion snus is usually sold in plastic boxes and loose snus is sold in paper boxes, while in Norway they are only available in plastic, but paper boxes are being phased in.
The price for the 50g product is approximately €2.50 in Sweden and €6.00 in Norway, and the total production of Swedish snus, mainly for the Scandinavian market, has been reported to be in excess of 300 million units per year. After the Norwegian government in June 2004 implemented a strict indoor smoking ban in public places, sales of snus skyrocketed, and several new variants of the product were put on the Norwegian market.