October 17, 2024 11:18 PM

British American Tobacco to launch synthetic nicotine pouches

British American Tobacco (BAT) will launch a version of its Velo nicotine pouches using synthetic nicotine in the United States, David Waterfield, president of the company's U.S. subsidiary Reynolds American, said on Wednesday. Smoking alternatives like vapes from big tobacco companies, including BAT, usually contain naturally occurring nicotine derived from the tobacco plant, whereas synthetic nicotine is made in a lab from chemicals. Waterfield said BAT's new Velo product, Velo Plus, due to ...