DAO 26-07 puts nicotine pouches under the Philippine Standard licensing system: lab testing for nicotine content, pH and water activity, full package disclosures, and a 12-month clock before uncertified products are banned.

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India's Health Ministry has told every state to enforce against nicotine pouch sales, and the country's drug advisory board has recommended that no new nicotine formulation be approved. With ZYN and White Fox already circulating illegally, the world's most populous country is closing the door.

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South Korea is considering raising cigarette prices again, a decade after a near-doubling of the pack price drove smoking rates down sharply. The move could accelerate the shift to nicotine pouches in a market where they remain largely unregulated.

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A new bill would end the regulatory gap that's kept synthetic nicotine pouches outside South Korea's tobacco framework—meaning tax stamps, health warnings, and stricter sales rules are coming.