Whats the difference between Swedish snus and other smokeless tobaccos like Copenhagen?
Swedish snus is regulated as a food product by their version of the FDA. This means tighter quality and manufacturing controls and meeting food guidelines. The biggest difference by far is that Swedish snus is steam pasteurized to kill all the micro-organisms found in tobacco and most of the carcinogen’s. The only real carcinogen left is nicotine making Swedish snus about as dangerous as a nicotine patch or nicotine gum. That’s why, in a long-term study, Swedish men were found to be the largest group of snus users in Europe by far, but had the LOWEST rates of oral and lung cancer.
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