Federal health officials are backing the health benefits of nicotine pouches.
It's the first time regulators have authorized sales of nicotine pouches, which are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. tobacco market.Streaming 24/7: Watch NBC 5 local news and weather for free wherever you are
The FDA has previously granted similar authorization to several brands of e-cigarettes, a tobacco-heating device, and snus, a type of pasteurized tobacco that is popular in Scandinavian counties. Unlike snus, Zyn and other nicotine pouches don't contain tobacco, only nicotine and flavoring. But the FDA pointed to government survey data showing fewer than 2 percent of American high school and middle school students used nicotine pouches last year.
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