Kathryn Kranhold

The request — likely a long shot — comes after the introduction of products that deliver higher concentrations of nicotine.

New data shows few adult smokers are using pouches to quit —  while researchers watch cautiously as youth use remains low.

The move comes after The Examination and Politico reported that those meetings could violate a global public health treaty.

The latest draft recommends smaller tax hikes for cigarettes, heated tobacco and e-cigarette liquids.

The Examination and POLITICO found that EU Commission officials had six meetings with the company after it requested help securing favorable tobacco regulations and taxes in non-EU countries.

The EU’s actions were a “great help,” Philip Morris International said in an email.

As legal battles over vapes and menthol cigarettes mount, tobacco companies turn to former agency insiders to press their case.