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Re:Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-Cigarett... by mc32 on Saturday September 07, 2019 @02:52PM (#20905748)
It’s my impression snuff and chewing tobacco beside being a bit gross (spittoons) it causes mouth cancer in some fraction of users.
Re:Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-Cigarett... by Aloha on Saturday September 07, 2019 @03:12PM (#20905847)
It did prior to the early 2000's, I've read (but cant find the source) that they changed the manufacture to reduce the number of nitrotessamines to be in the same range as the swedish style.
Re:Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-Cigarett... by hnarn on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:26PM (#20906627)
I think you're referring to nitrosamines, and according to Robert Nilsson who is a professor at Stockholm University, there is "no proof of correlation between snus and cancer"[1] and indeed in 2002, the warning labels had to be changed,[2] and today "only" reads (my translation): "This tobacco product harms your health and is addictive", which is a far cry from the EU mandated warning on cigarettes that goes more like "Smoking kills", with some variants.

[1]: https://www.dagensmedicin.se/artiklar/2012/05/26/snus-bor-in...

[2]: https://www.snusbolaget.se/snusjournalen/snus-och-halsa-del-...

Re:Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-Cigarett... by hnarn on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:16PM (#20906566)
I'm sure that the risk of cancer isn't negligible, but again, spitting is not something that users of portioned snus do, the bags are normally discarded way before they turn runny.