For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the marketing of nicotine pouches, synthetic packs of nicotine designed to be placed under a person's lip.
In a statement published Jan. 16, the agency stated that 20 different Zyn nicotine pouch products can now be marketed to adults ages 21 and over. That doesn't mean the pouches are now "FDA approved" as drugs intended to treat disease would be, nor that they are safe. Rather, the pouches have met the FDA's criteria for nicotine-based products that can be sold to the public.
