What is PAS 8877:2022 about?

Tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches are a rapidly growing category of product. PAS 8877:2022 specifies how to make and test them to help producers, distributors and retailers consistently assess and assure product safety and quality.

Who is PAS 8877:2022 for?

Manufacturers involved in the production of tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches
Laboratories and testing houses engaged in measurement of these pouches
Regulators
Distributors and retailers
Consumers

What does PAS 8877:2022 cover?

It specifies requirements for the composition, manufacture and testing of tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches through:

Limits for nicotine contents, pH characteristics and water activity of the pouches
Requirements for ingredients and materials
Product information and labelling
Guidelines on test methods

PAS 8877:2022 applies to pre-portioned, tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches exclusively intended for oral use by placing them between gum and buccal mucosa for a period of time, to facilitate uptake of the nicotine via the oral mucosa, followed by disposal of the pouch after use. It’s intended for use in the UK.

NOTE: PAS 8877:2022 does not cover:

Smokeless tobacco products, such as moist snuff, tobacco oral pouches, nasal snuff, chewing tobacco or any other tobacco-containing smokeless tobacco products
Licensed medicinal nicotine products, such as nicotine replacement therapies (NRT)
Products that are subject to an authorization requirement under Directive 2001/83/EC (Community code relating to medicinal products for human use) [3] or to the requirements set out in Directive 93/42/EEC (Medical Device Directive)
Inhaled-nicotine products, such as cigarettes, other combusted tobacco products, tobacco-heating products or e-cigarettes

The PAS does not provide a method for assessing the health risks or potential reduced health risks of tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches.

Why should you use PAS 8877:2022?

To assure regulators and consumers about product quality, safety and consistency
To enable product safety and quality to be maintained and evidenced across all products and batches
To underpin and inform future regulation in the UK
To instil greater confidence in products, facilitating trade
To strengthen risk management along the supply chain

PAS 8877:2022

Tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches. Composition, manufacture and testing. Specification

Current

Published:

28 Feb 2022