Fiberglass in snus?

[beja]

Oh no! Not this again. This is the myth that just wouldn't die. Maybe we could petition Snopes.com to have a "Snus does not contain glass" debunking. :P

[tom502]

Well, if these ingredients are right, from the US Smokeless site, where is all the harmful chemicals I hear is in dip?

[Soft Morning, City!]

Well, if these ingredients are right, from the US Smokeless site, where is all the harmful chemicals I hear is in dip?

They're just not there. Dip has a more sinister reputation than it deserves.

[chainsnuser]

Well, if these ingredients are right, from the US Smokeless site, where is all the harmful chemicals I hear is in dip?

Which chemicals are you talking about? Don't say you ever believed all the propaganda about formaldehyde, battery acid, nuclear waste, fibreglass etc. That's all told to keep children from dipping. Nonetheless I also partly believed some of the myths about tobacco, at least those that start with "the tobacco plant naturally accumulates these substances ...". But it's all total nonsense. Tobacco itself is not less healthy than broccoli or cauliflower, so to speak.

http://cro.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/15/5/252.pdf

Dip has a more sinister reputation than it deserves.

Snus has the same sinister reputation in Sweden. Maybe not always as moronic as the dip-myths, but in general, all the fairytales about dip are also told about snus. All of us who don't live in Sweden can be quite happy to look at snus without major prejudices due to horror-stories.

Cheers!

[Soft Morning, City!]

Snus has the same sinister reputation in Sweden. Maybe not always as moronic as the dip-myths, but in general, all the fairytales about dip are also told about snus. All of us who don't live in Sweden can be quite happy to look at snus without major prejudices due to horror-stories.

Cheers!

That strikes me as incredibly odd, considering that the ingredients are listed on the can. I can sort of understand the myths about dip because of the lack of ingredient disclosure up until very recently, but I just don't understand how snus could have similar associated myths.

Were the ingredients always listed on cans of genuine Swedish snus or is that a fairly recent thing?

[chainsnuser]

Were the ingredients always listed on cans of genuine Swedish snus or is that a fairly recent thing?

I don't know. It's certainly not a very recent thing. Anyway, the ingredient list does not require to name all the toxins that "occur naturally" in tobacco. You don't need a factory-worker to beneficiate tobacco with "tasty" polonium and formaldehyde.

Keep in mind that anti-tobacco-nazis are the same liars around the world. Also parents will tell every nonsense to keep their kids from taking up a "bad" and expensive habit.

I guess the general perception of snus in Sweden is by far not as bad as the reputation of dip in America, but pretty much every myth that I've read about dip, I've also read at least once about snus on several forums and websites.

Cheers!

[Markus and Joakim]

Hi,

It sure is interesting how theese myths start and why they seem to be so hard to get rid off. Since we are strictly regulated on what can be put in a food product things like glassfiber are just completely out off the question. The old idea of glass beeing put in to help nicotin absorbtion is just absurd and never happened. We know that this is something that most of you are aware off but it seems like the old myth dies hard. From our perception a simple sense of logics should be enough to make this an obvious myth.

Though we will take putting diamonds in under consideration.

Best regards,
Joakim & Markus

[Havana Joe]

Interesting....since I'm "green" I've never heard that myth, but I have to say that when I read it, my immediate reaction was - there's no way! I'm glad I read through this thread, so that when someone comes to me with that "urban legend" I can set them straight!

[Snusdog]

I had a friend who swallowed a bunch of Skoal once and shit a Corvette :lol: :lol: :lol:

[v2]

That's NOT glass - that's salt crystals.

This is the right answer!

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

I had a friend who swallowed a bunch of Skoal once and shit a Corvette :lol: :lol: :lol:

LMAO! Can't wait for the book, Dog!

[Owens187]

This is fu*king ridiculous.... does anybody really believe a company would be able to put fiberglass in an oral product and get away with it? What a stupid ass question......

I cant believe there are as many answers to this as there are! :roll:

[Snusdog]

LMAO! Can't wait for the book, Dog!

Thanks snuffy, you will get the first copy

Title: Snus, the cosmos, and other oddities

Chapter 1: Mathematics for the Temporally Displaced (or how to add and subtract when engaged in time travel)

Example #1
Johnny has 5 apples in the future and subtracts 3 apples from the group. Unfortunately Johnny travels back in time to a point prior to acquiring 2 of the 5 apples in order to do the subtraction. Along the way he eats one of the apples that he will yet acquire at the said future point in time. How many apples does Johnny have moments before arriving at the store in the future where he bought the 4th apple on the day after he made the leap back in time to do the subtraction?

Answer: 47 (of course)

Example #2
Nick uses 10 portions of snus a day. Nick takes 10 days worth of portions with him 5 days into the future. On the second day in the future how many portions does Nick have left?


Answer: 0 (unfortunately, Nick used Retro White and it got canceled while he was in rout)

[captncaveman]

Fiberglass.. no, genital warts yes! please don't dip your cock in a tin of dip.. don't say that you weren't warned!

[vinnlandia]

I love how the story is always fiberglass.

Would it not have made sense from an economical standpoint to use something like sand instead? Much cheaper, still very abrasive, requires little to no processing, isn't manmade, I could go on..

But the point is, someone along the way noticed their gums/lips were abraded and for whatever reason, the first thought into their head was fiberglass. Simple answer? Salt dessicating your lips and gums, with a bunch of tobacco in there that you're sucking on/moving around in your lip will lead to abrasion.

There is not now nor has there ever been fiberglass in any form of oral tobacco. It's just not necessary. Not to mention that it's cost-prohibitive.