Public Consultation on Addictiveness and Attractiveness of Tobacco Additives

A broad consultation process on the addictiveness and attractiveness of tobacco additives was launched a few months ago by the European Commission. Following a first opinion on the issue by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks produced, the consultation has been opened to the public. Further information on the public consultation is available below.


In order to clarify the role of tobacco additives as an enhancer of the addictiveness and attractiveness of tobacco products, the European Commission has launched a consultation process.

The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) had been requested by the European Commission to produce a pre-consultation opinion providing scientific advice on the role of additives in tobacco products. Based on that document, a broader consultation is now open to all interested stakeholders.

To participate in the public consultation please click here. The SCENIHR pre-consultation opinion is available here.

The deadline for contributions is 5 September 2010.

For further information:

European Commission related webpage

EPHA related articles:

- Call for Information on the Addictiveness and Attractiveness of Tobacco Additives
- 2010 Eurobarometer survey on tobacco
- World No Tobacco Day 2010 - "Setting the EU tobacco control agenda and celebrating the ’Pledge’"
- *Updated* Towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke - EPHA responds
- Smokeless tobacco products are addictive and carcinogenic to humans

Last modified on August 31 2010.