WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg)
The Study Group drafts evidence-based recommendations on regulating nicotine and tobacco products for WHO’s technical report series. These are tabled at the Executive Board, to inform product regulation in countries.

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Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation - TRS 1015

This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation from its ninth meeting in December 2017. ...

Tobacco product regulation: basic handbook

WHO has launched a handbook on tobacco product regulation in response to the need for clear, practical guidance on tobacco product regulation.Although...

Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation - TRS 1001

The WHO announces the sixth volume of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) Technical Report Series on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco...

Advisory note: banning menthol in tobacco products

Menthol is a flavouring agent commonly used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Menthol cigarettes are used more frequently by younger smokers, women...

Advisory note: global nicotine reduction strategy

This advisory note presents the conclusions and recommendations of the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) on a policy...

Advisory note: waterpipe tobacco smoking: health effects, research needs and recommended actions by regulators, 2nd edition

After 10 years of accumulating evidence for the increasing prevalence and untoward health effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking, the World Health Organization...

Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation - TRS 989

This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) at its...

Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation - TRS 967

This WHO Technical Report Series makes available the findings of an international group of experts that provide WHO with the latest scientific and technical...

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