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Tobacco Industry Monitoring (TIM) Alert
Tobacco Industry Marketing (TIM) Alerts provide weekly newsletters to subscribers to keep up to date with tobacco industry marketing and emerging tobacco products.
Excerpt from the Oct 2, 2026 TIM Alert
MODERN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS
Fre released new Peach Mango Ice pouches under Fre Flavor Labs (a “rotating series of limited-edition flavors” created with consumer input, mentioned in previous alerts). The Peach Mango Ice pouches are available in 6mg and 12mg strengths. Regarding authorization, Fre appears to have been selected for FDA’s pilot program to streamline review of PMTAs for nicotine pouches. Although the pilot program was announced in September 2025, there are no PMTAs for Fre yet.
Nic Nac has advertised their product in the latest edition of Convenience Store News magazine. While we have seen their ads in vape/wholesaler focused retailer magazines before, this is the first time we've seen ads for Nic Nac in magazines focused on convenience stores. They have two ads posted in the magazine: one focused on their assortment of flavors, and the other focused on the features of their lozenges. There are no PMTAs for Nic Nac and it is uncertain whether the brand has submitted them. The brand did receive a warning letter from FDA in November 2023 for marketing a new product without premarket authorization.