Health Canada-approved nicotine pouches will only be available behind pharmacy counters starting next week, as part of Health Minister Mark Holland’s promised crackdown on the sale of new nicotine products to children.
Holland plans to publish a ministerial order next Wednesday that will only allow the pouches to be sold in pharmacies, and will ban all flavours other than mint or menthol.
“Nicotine pouch flavours like berry frost or tropical breeze are not going to be allowed to be sold anywhere. They’ll be recalled,” Holland said in an interview on Thursday.
The order will also put limits on the labels and advertising of all nicotine-replacement therapies, including gums and lozenges. After a grace period of six months, manufacturers will have to revise their packaging to include warnings about nicotine addiction and ensure they’re not designed …