[
  {
    "date": "2020-10-19",
    "title": "First nicotine pouch recall in Canada",
    "instrument": "Health Canada recall (Type II)",
    "summary": "Health Canada posted a Type II recall covering ZYN nicotine pouches, the first recall on the Canadian record naming a nicotine pouch product.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/zyn-nicotine-pouches-2020-10-19",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2020-11-02",
    "title": "Advisory on unauthorized nicotine buccal pouches",
    "instrument": "Health Canada information update",
    "summary": "Health Canada advised the public that nicotine buccal pouches sold without market authorization may pose serious health risks.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/unauthorized-nicotine-buccal-pouches-may-pose-serious-health-risks",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2021-12-10",
    "title": "Sesh nicotine pouches recalled for no market authorization",
    "instrument": "Health Canada recall (Type II)",
    "summary": "A Type II recall was issued for Sesh tobacco-free nicotine pouches on the grounds that the product had no market authorization.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/sesh-tobacco-free-nicotine-pouch-no-market-authorization",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2023-07-18",
    "title": "ZONNIC becomes the first authorized nicotine pouch",
    "instrument": "NPN 80125630",
    "summary": "Health Canada issued a natural health product licence to Nicoventures Trading Limited for ZONNIC Nicotine Pouches at 4 mg of nicotine per pouch, the first pouch product licence in the database.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://health-products.canada.ca/lnhpd-bdpsnh/",
    "kind": "authorization"
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-06-12",
    "title": "ZYN nicotine pouches recalled for no market authorization",
    "instrument": "Health Canada recall (Type II)",
    "summary": "A Type II recall covered ZYN nicotine pouches at 1.5 mg and 3 mg sold without market authorization in Canada.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/zyn-nicotine-pouches-15-3mg-no-market-authorization",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-06-13",
    "title": "XQS nicotine pouches recalled for no market authorization",
    "instrument": "Health Canada recall (Type II)",
    "summary": "A Type II recall covered XQS nicotine pouches at 4 mg and 6 mg sold without market authorization in Canada.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/xqs-nicotine-pouches-4-6-mg-no-market-authorization",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-08-28",
    "title": "Sale restricted to behind the pharmacy counter; flavours limited to mint and menthol",
    "instrument": "Supplementary Rules Respecting Nicotine Replacement Therapies Order",
    "summary": "Federal measures restricted the sale of authorized nicotine pouches to behind the counter at pharmacies — removing them from convenience stores and gas stations — limited permitted flavours to mint and menthol, and restricted advertising. This is the date the measures took effect.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/natural-non-prescription/legislation-guidelines/guidance-documents/supplementary-rules-respecting-nicotine-replacement-therapies-order/place-of-sale.html",
    "kind": "regulation"
  },
  {
    "date": "2025-08-21",
    "title": "NEÖ licensed as the second authorized nicotine pouch",
    "instrument": "NPN 80143522",
    "summary": "Health Canada issued a natural health product licence to Swedish Smokeless Solutions AB covering NEÖ and FÖRE branded nicotine pouches at 4 mg of nicotine per pouch.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://health-products.canada.ca/lnhpd-bdpsnh/",
    "kind": "authorization"
  },
  {
    "date": "2025-08-21",
    "title": "Renewed advisories on unauthorized nicotine pouches",
    "instrument": "Health Canada information update",
    "summary": "Health Canada issued paired notices restating that unauthorized nicotine pouches may pose serious health risks and that authorized pouches should be used only as directed.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/unauthorized-nicotine-pouches-may-pose-serious-health-risks",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2026-01-14",
    "title": "Prescription Drug List amended to set the 4 mg line",
    "instrument": "Revisions to the Prescription Drug List for nicotine buccal pouches",
    "summary": "An amendment to the Prescription Drug List added a qualifier specific to nicotine buccal pouches: a pouch containing 4 mg or less of nicotine per dosage unit is exempt from the list and may be regulated as a non-prescription natural health product, while a pouch above 4 mg is a prescription drug. This is the amendment's stated effective date.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/prescription-drug-list/notices-changes/revisions-nicotine-buccal-pouches.html",
    "kind": "regulation"
  },
  {
    "date": "2026-06-10",
    "title": "Type II recall for nicotine pouches sold without authorization",
    "instrument": "Health Canada recall (Type II)",
    "summary": "Health Canada posted a Type II recall covering nicotine pouches sold without market authorization.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/nicotine-pouch-recall-no-market-authorization",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2026-07-15",
    "title": "Supernova and Supreme nicotine films and pouches recalled",
    "instrument": "Health Canada recall (Type II)",
    "summary": "A Type II recall covered Supernova nicotine film and pouches and Supreme nicotine pouches, at strengths from 4 mg to 15 mg, sold without a DIN or NPN. The recalling company was Supreme Trading Inc. of Burnaby, British Columbia; all lots were affected at the retailer level.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/supernova-and-supreme-nicotine-film-and-pouches-recall-no-market-authorization",
    "kind": "enforcement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2026-08-25",
    "title": "ZONNIC licence revised",
    "instrument": "NPN 80125630",
    "summary": "The ZONNIC product licence records a revision on this date. The database records that a revision occurred; it does not publish what changed.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://health-products.canada.ca/lnhpd-bdpsnh/",
    "kind": "authorization"
  }
]