Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Cos seek nod for high-dose nicotine pouches
Some companies want permission to sell small bags filled with a lot of nicotine.
Doctors are worried because nicotine can hurt your heart and blood vessels.
It can cause problems like making your blood vessels weak, forming clots, and building up bad stuff inside them.
The liquid in these bags can also turn into harmful chemicals when heated.
Experts say these chemicals are bad for your heart.
So, while companies want to sell these bags, doctors are saying they might not be safe.
Companies are seeking approval to sell high-dose nicotine pouches in India.
Health experts warn that nicotine damages the cardiovascular system, causing oxidative stress, harming blood vessels, promoting clotting, and accelerating plaque buildup.
The liquid in these pouches, when heated, can produce harmful chemicals like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, which are toxic to the heart.
Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh from ICMR-NICPR highlights the potential health risks associated with these products.
The regulatory approval process is ongoing, with concerns raised about the safety of high-dose nicotine pouches.
- Who
- Companies seeking regulatory approval for high-dose nicotine pouches
- What
- Potential health risks associated with high-dose nicotine pouches
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India
- Why
- Companies aim to market the product, while health experts raise concerns
- Product
- High-dose nicotine pouches
- Regulatory Body
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Health Risks
- Cardiovascular damage, oxidative stress, blood vessel harm, clotting, plaque buildup
- Chemicals of Concern
- Propylene glycol, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde
- Expert
- Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh, Senior Scientist at ICMR-NICPR