Summary of additive regulation by type of policy and country and inclusion of exclusion of menthol, 1 July 2024
Type of regulation | ||||||
Country | Packaging and labelling | Sales ban | Product design | Health concerns | Exempt menthol | |
Sensorial | Functional | |||||
Albania | – | – | X | – | – | |
Antigua and Barbuda | – | – | – | X | – | – |
Australia | – | X | X | – | – | – |
Bermuda | – | – | X | – | – | X |
Brazil | – | – | – | X | – | – |
Cape Verde | – | – | – | X | – | – |
Canada | – | X | – | X | – | – |
China | – | – | X | – | – | X |
Congo | – | – | X | – | – | – |
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)—six countries | – | – | X (Saudi Arabia) | – | X (CMR) | X |
Ethiopia | – | – | X | – | – | – |
European Union (EU)—27 countries | – | – | X | X (Netherlands and Belgium) | X (CMR/nicotine uptake) | – |
Iran | – | – | X (no longer in force) | – | – | X |
Kiribati | X | – | – | – | – | X |
Mauritania | – | – | – | X | – | |
Mauritius | – | – | X | – | – | – |
Moldova | – | – | X | – | X (CMR/nicotine uptake) | – |
Montenegro | – | – | X | – | X (CMR/nicotine uptake) | – |
Niger | – | – | X | – | – | X |
Nigeria | – | – | X | – | – | – |
Norway | – | – | X (not in force) | – | – | X |
Philippines | X | – | X | – | – | X |
Senegal | – | – | X | – | – | – |
Sierra Leone | – | – | X | – | X (nicotine uptake) | – |
Sri Lanka | – | – | X | – | – | – |
Turkey | – | – | X | – | X (CMR/nicotine uptake) | – |
Ukraine | – | – | X | – | X (CMR/nicotine uptake) | – |
Uganda | – | – | X | – | – | – |
UK | – | – | X | – | X (CMR/nicotine uptake) | – |
USA | – | X | X | – | – | X (only in certain jurisdictions) |
Uruguay | – | – | – | X (only ammonia is banned) | X (nicotine uptake) | – |
CMR—carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic properties.