Is there a difference between synthetic and “tobacco-free?”

From our previous post about “What is Tobacco Free Nicotine?,” synthetic nicotine products are not alone in their prominent marketing as “tobacco-free” products. Products that are promoted as tobacco-leaf free or “extracted from tobacco” include Velo, on!, Rogue, Zyn, and Lucy. These products are not synthetic because they use nicotine derived from tobacco, but they are marketed similarly, including with claims…

How are non-tobacco products like TFN regulated?

As highlighted in our previous post, “What is TFN (Tobacco Free Nicotine)?,” it is nicotine which is not derived from the tobacco plant. Although the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has not made a decision on how it will regulate synthetic nicotine products, non-tobacco products like TFN have raised questions on whether they should be regulated as tobacco products…