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ArticleToxicology reports2024

Beyond smoking: Risk assessment of nicotine in pouches.

Hauke Reimann, Matthias Berger, Elisabeth Eckert, Katja Merches, Frederik Börnke

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Article in Toxicology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Instagram Memes of Oral Nicotine Pouches: Content Analysis Study.Online journal of public health informatics · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hauke ReimannBavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Eggenreuther Weg 43, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
Matthias BergerBavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstraße 2, Oberschleißheim 85764, Germany.
Elisabeth EckertBavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Eggenreuther Weg 43, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
Katja MerchesBavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Eggenreuther Weg 43, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
Frederik BörnkeBavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Eggenreuther Weg 43, Erlangen 91058, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orally consumed nicotine pouches that contain no tobacco are marketed as a less harmful alternative to tobacco products. This study aims to assess nicotine in pouches and potential risks for health damage. 31 samples of nicotine pouches were collected and analyzed. The median nicotine uptake from single pouches was calculated to be 65 µg/kg bw. Consumption of more than one pouch per day would lead to a strikingly higher nicotine dose over the day. Health effects after nicotine exposure are, among others, cardiovascular effects. An acute reference dose (ARfD) of 0.8 µg/kg bw was proposed for risk assessment purposes based on an observed increased heart rate in a human study after acute nicotine uptake. The ARfD was exceeded by at least 20-fold, even when considering the consumption of a single pouch with the lowest detected nicotine level. With higher nicotine contents in pouches or with an increasing number of pouches per day, vast ARfD exceedances are possible. Therefore, a clinically relevant elevation of heart rate is very likely to occur in consumers after acute consumption of nicotine pouches.

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Health damageHeart rateNicotinePouchesRisk assessment

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PMID39554607
PMCPMC11568777

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