The FDA ruled that ZYN pouches are safer than cigarettes. That doesn’t mean they’re safe.0

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• July 5, 2026

On June 30, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products to carry a specific “modified risk” statement. This means that in the US, ZYN can now claim that “using ZYN instead of cigarettes reduces the risk of oral cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.” The decision