Nordic Spirit Perlz, reviewed as a format
A dissolvable nicotine pearl listed at 1 mg and 2 mg, assessed on what its label can and cannot tell a buyer — and on the legal category it is about to be named in.
The UK nicotine pouch record.
Six weeks left on the packaging consultation that reaches pouch names
A UK consultation on packaging, appearance and display closes at 11:59pm on 2 October 2026. The packaging and display limbs cover nicotine products, and the department's own guidance says that includes pouches.
The UK pouch strength ladder, reviewed as a labelling system
Brands present strength as a ladder — numbered tiers, dot counts, or words. Reviewed on whether any of it is comparable between one tin and the next.
Stated strength and delivered nicotine remain two different numbers
The figure on a pouch tin describes content. What reaches the user is a separate quantity, and the category continues to present the first as though it were the second.
Slim and regular pouch formats, reviewed
The two dominant pouch sizes, recorded on fit, material quantity, and how the format interacts with the strength figure printed on the tin.
Nicotine pouches get a statutory age of sale from 29 October 2026
Until that date, the 18+ line at the till is retailer policy. After it, it is law. The distinction has mattered more than the category's marketing suggested.