TobaccoAsia/ InterTabac Podcast #58

News&ViewsPodcast | Tobacco Asia - InterTabac · Oct 29, 2026 · 20m · transcript

Shem Baldeosingh – Director, GINN – The Global Institute for Novel Nicotine Thomas Schmid interviews Shem Baldeosingh, the director of the Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN). Shem discusses GINN’s foundation in 2024, its mission to promote safer nicotine products, and its evolution into a structured organization with global influence. He highlights GINN’s advocacy for non-combustible and non-vaping products like oral nicotine pouches and mentions significant markets including Spain and Saudi Arabia. The discussion also covers regulatory challenges, regional dynamics, and future…