The regulation of nicotine pouches in Germany is clear. The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) states that they are not regulated under the national tobacco law. These nicotine pouch products are classified as foods containing unauthorized novel food ingredients, specifically nicotine. This means that they cannot be marketed or sold legally in Germany. This interpretation stems from a legal precedent established by a German court, which ruled that novel nicotine pouch products should be classified as food and considered as novel food. Consequently, nicotine pouches must comply with EU food regulations. However, EU food law does not permit nicotine to be used as food, a food ingredient, food additive, or flavoring. As early as November 2020, the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority issued an opinion stating that certain brands of nicotine pouches are “harmful to health and therefore unsafe because the concentration of nicotine in the product exceeds the applicable food limits.” In Baden-Württemberg, the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection also believes that since nicotine pouches do not contain tobacco, they do not conform to the standard definitions and norms of tobacco products. However, they are evaluated based on specific composition and usage, “whether they are considered food that is novel and unsafe due to their ingredients.”