India, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has called on nicotine pouch manufacturers to use child-resistant packaging to protect American children from accidental, harmful exposure.
From April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2025, the number of reported nicotine pouch exposure cases reported to U.S. Poison Centers steadily increased, FDA said in a press release. Approximately 72 percent of nicotine pouch exposure cases occurred in children under 5 years of age,according to it.
Nicotine pouches contain concentrated nicotine that can be harmful or potentially fatal to young children, even in small amounts. Toxic effects in young children have been reported with nicotine doses as low as 1 to 4 milligrams. Symptoms of nicotine poisoning m...