Canada banning sales of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores, gas stations – CBC
Imperial Tobacco, maker of Zonnic, will have 6 months to change labels and ads
Aug 22, 2024
Starting next week, the federal government will impose new restrictions on nicotine pouches to make it illegal to sell them anywhere but from behind a pharmacy counter.
Beginning August 28, the pouches, which go by the brand name Zonnic, will be completely banned from convenience store and gas station shelves. Berry Frost and Tropic Breeze flavours will be recalled and only menthol and mint-flavoured pouches will be allowed in pharmacies.
“All the stuff that’s clearly designed to target youth — it’s over,” Health Minister Mark Holland told CBC News on Thursday.
Ottawa has been promising to crack down on sales of nicotine pouches for nearly 10 months. National health groups have warned about the risk of teenagers using them and becoming addicted to nicotine.
“It has been so deeply disturbing to see so many young people becoming addicted to these nicotine pouches who’ve never had any interaction with cigarettes,” Holland said.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/flavoured-nicotine-pouches-zonnic-restrictions-canada-1.7301932
