Global Patent Index - EP 4070671 B1

EP 4070671 B1 20240327 - A FLAVOURED ORAL POUCHED NICOTINE PRODUCT COMPRISING AN ACID

Title (en)

A FLAVOURED ORAL POUCHED NICOTINE PRODUCT COMPRISING AN ACID

Title (de)

AROMATISIERTES ORALES NIKOTINBEUTELPRODUKT ENTHALTEND EINE SÄURE

Title (fr)

PRODUIT NICOTINIQUE ORAL AROMATISÉ EN SACHET COMPRENANT UN ACIDE

Publication

EP 4070671 B1 20240327 (EN)

Application

EP 21166939 A 20210406

Priority

EP 21166939 A 20210406

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4070671A1] There is disclosed an oral pouched nicotine product comprising a filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch of a packaging material enclosing the filling material,the filling material comprising:- a non-tobacco material,- a nicotine source,- a flavouring agent,- moisture in an amount within the range of from 1 wt % to 50 wt% based on the total weight of the filling material,- a pH adjuster comprising one or more of the following: Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, MgCO<sub>3</sub>, NaHCO<sub>3</sub>, KHCO<sub>3</sub>, NaOH, KOH, and- optionally a tobacco material within the range of from 0.05 wt% to 5 wt% based on the total weight of the filling material,the packaging material comprising an acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, tartaric acid and any combination thereof, said acid being present in an amount within the range of from 5 wt %to 20 wt% based on the total dry weight of the packaging material.There is also provided a method for manufacture of the oral pouched nicotine product.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24B 15/243 (2013.01 - KR US); A24B 15/283 (2013.01 - KR US); A24B 15/287 (2013.01 - KR US); A24B 15/303 (2013.01 - US); A24B 15/308 (2013.01 - KR); A24F 23/02 (2013.01 - KR US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4070671 A1 20221012; EP 4070671 B1 20240327; EP 4070671 C0 20240327; CA 3214126 A1 20221013; JP 2024513106 A 20240321; KR 20230167356 A 20231208; US 2024180240 A1 20240606; WO 2022214444 A1 20221013

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21166939 A 20210406; CA 3214126 A 20220405; EP 2022058918 W 20220405; JP 2023561362 A 20220405; KR 20237033289 A 20220405; US 202218550150 A 20220405