Wondering - FDA Snus Warnings

[Bdbodger]

CASAA.org has this to say about it

Swedish Snus
Swedish snus is a moist smokeless tobacco product that has significantly lower concentrations of cancer-causing nitrosamines than other smokeless tobacco products. The product consists of finely ground tobacco encased in a small pouch. The pouch is placed between the upper lip and gum and the nicotine is absorbed through the mucus membranes of the mouth.
Safety: Tobacco in snus is steam pasteurized, a process that kills microbes that create some of the cancer-causing toxins. There is little to no risk of lung cancer. Researchers have not found an increase in oral cancer among snus users. One study found that snus users have a risk for pancreatic cancer of 8.8 cases per 100,000, compared with 3.9 cases per 100,000 for non-users of tobacco. However, smokers had the highest risk, at 13 per 100,000. [9] Thus switching from smoking to snus reduces risks for all forms of cancer.

Smoking Alternatives

 

[b0redagain]

This is what mine says

Denna Tobaksvara kan skada din halsa och ar boroencleframkallande

"This tobacco-product can damage your health and is addictive."

 

[Stubby]

"This tobacco-product can damage your health and is addictive."

Well now we know. I can normally decipher german or spanish, but certainly not swedish.

This appears to be universal on all of my cans so I assume it is a gov'ment requirement.

 

[WerkIt]

I prioritize what the science shows instead of what the FDA says. The food pyramid is the most blatantly obvious example as to why.

However, if that's not good enough for you, you might want to check this link:

Switch & Quit Owensboro.

In particular, look in the lower right hand corner, labelled "From Dr. Rodu's Blog." Dr. Rodu works at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center and strongly recommends snus to replace cigarettes. If you nose around that site enough, you can get his contact info and pose any questions you may have to him. He may not respond quickly, depending on his schedule.

 

[BardicDruid]

Pretty much sums it up.