The Chantler Review found it was 'very likely' that unbranded plain packed tobacco would reduce both the uptake and prevalence of smoking. British American Tobacco has strongly hinted at a legal battle, stating: "We believe plain ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Tobacco Packaging
In 2013, sales of cigarettes rose 0.3% to figure of 21.1bn cigarettes, according to industry data provided by Marlboro maker Philip Morris International and reported in today’s Telegraph. The increase follows four straight years of ...
Peers voted in favour of an amendment to the Children and Families Bill which would allow the quick introduction of plain packs if it became government policy. James Lowman, ACS chief executive, said: “If the government becomes ...
Tags: Tobacco Industry, Plain Packaging
A research paper published in the scientific journal Tobacco Control shows that graphic warning labels on cigarette packs led to a decrease in smoking rates in Canada of between 12% and 20% from 2000 to 2009. The authors estimate that if ...
The UK Government is set to introduce new legislation forcing the tobacco companies to use plain packaging for cigarettes. The new rule, which aims at reducing the appeal of the cigarettes to the youngsters, has been delayed by the ...
Tags: Tobacco Packaging, Packaging
The study by KPMG found that the growth in total consumption illicit tobacco has risen from 11.8% in 2012 to 13.3% in the first half of 2013. It added that there has been an emergence of illicit 'white brands' that are not legally sold in ...
The tobacco giant exhibiting at the Labour Party conference in Brighton despite the party having already committed to backing standardised packaging for cigarettes. The Tobacco Retailer's Alliance has also taken a stand at the event, ...
Tags: Cigarette Packaging
Eight out of ten women in the UK agree that bright, colorful packaging tends to make products attractive to children aged under 18, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK. The YouGov survey conducted for more than 2000 ...
Tags: Colorful Tobacco, Packaging
Packaging News sister magazine Independent Retail News has reported that the proposals from the EU Public Health Committee also include larger 75% health warnings on all tobacco packaging, the introduction of a standardised pack shape and ...
In a statement published today (1 August), the global packaging giant said the time was right to split its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business from Amcor's other operations. Amcor said the demerger of AAPD into a ...
Legislation on plain packs could come into force early next year with the Irish government signing off the proposal yesterday (29 May). The brand name will be presented in a uniform typeface for all brands and packs would be in a plain ...
Ireland is all set to introduce plain cigarette packaging and uniform labeling and will become the first country in the European Union to ban branding on packages. All trademarks, logos, colors and graphics from tobacco products will be ...
Tags: Plain Tobacco Packaging, Packaging
Amcor Tobacco Packaging is all set to shut down its US manufacturing facility in Danville and is expected to lay off about 35 employees. Including the Danville location, Amcor operates four manufacturing plants in the US along with ...
Tags: Amcor, Box Manufacturing Plant, Packaging
The campaign, which is running in national newspapers and magazines, features a print-out of an email obtained by JTI in which an unnamed official at the Department of Health requests an impact assessment from an Australian counterpart of ...
Scotland is planning on introducing plain packaging for tobacco products in efforts to meet an ambitious target to cut rates of smoking across the country The Scottish government said it wanted a tobacco-free Scotland by 2034. It wanted ...
Tags: Scotland, Tobacco Packaging, Plain Packs