(article from wall street journal.. subscription required.. found this online in .pdf format on another site)
http://www.smokeless.com.au/media/Co...1141966830.pdf
"BRUSSELS -- Christopher Fjellner, a member of the European
Parliament, says he won't apologize for breaking the law.
From his Brussels office, the Swedish lawmaker sells a Scandinavian chewing tobacco called snus (it
rhymes with moose). The European Union banned snus sales in 1992 amid concerns about oral cancer and
other health problems. But Mr. Fjellner says snus is safer than smoking and can help nicotine addicts reduce
the risk of cancer.
Mr. Fjellner's act of civil disobedience comes at a sensitive time for EU policymakers. The bloc is
toughening its stance on tobacco use and weighing a broad ban on smoking in public places by 2009."
http://www.smokeless.com.au/media/Co...1141966830.pdf
"BRUSSELS -- Christopher Fjellner, a member of the European
Parliament, says he won't apologize for breaking the law.
From his Brussels office, the Swedish lawmaker sells a Scandinavian chewing tobacco called snus (it
rhymes with moose). The European Union banned snus sales in 1992 amid concerns about oral cancer and
other health problems. But Mr. Fjellner says snus is safer than smoking and can help nicotine addicts reduce
the risk of cancer.
Mr. Fjellner's act of civil disobedience comes at a sensitive time for EU policymakers. The bloc is
toughening its stance on tobacco use and weighing a broad ban on smoking in public places by 2009."
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