Is Smokey Mountain Safe? Smokey Mountain is considered a safe alternative to smokeless tobacco. Smokey Mountain follows FDA guidelines, and only uses FDA approved "food grade" ingredients. Smokey Mountain is manufactured in an inspected food grade manufacturing facility. What are the Ingredients? Smokey Mountain Snuff - Molasses, corn silk, water , glycerine, salt, flavor/oil (e.g., wintergreen), red clover, sodium bicarbonate, propylene glycol (food grade), ginseng, guarana, food color, methyl & propyl paraban (preservatives) cayenne pepper. Smokey Mountain Pouches - Semolina (wheat), flavor (e.g., peppermint), menthol, chocolate (milk), corn, aspartame, licorice, xylitol, cayenne pepper.