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Plain Cigarette Packaging Reduced The Appeal of Smoking Among Adolescents

Mar 23, 2015

A series of 14 peer reviewed research papers have found that plain cigarette packaging in Australia has been a success as it has reduced the appeal of smoking among adolescents and also prompted smokers to quit. The findings of the ...

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MPs Voted in Favour of The Introduction of Plain Standardised Cigarette Packaging

Mar 13, 2015

Britain’s MPs have voted in favour of the introduction of plain standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016. Once implemented, England will be the third country to introduce such a law after Australia and Ireland. While this ...

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Anti Smoking Groups Are Lobbying for Passing Plain Tobacco Packaging Legislation

Mar 4, 2015

Anti smoking groups in New Zealand are lobbying with the government to speed up the procedure for passing plain tobacco packaging legislation. Last week, Ireland successfully passed the plain tobacco packaging legislation, becoming the ...

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Ireland Passed a New Law Introducing Plain Tobacco Packaging

Mar 2, 2015

Ireland has passed a new law introducing plain tobacco packaging, becoming the first country in the EU, under which all forms of branding, including logos and colours for cigarette packs will be prohibited. The new law, which prompts the ...

Tags: Packaging Law, Cigarette

Cigarette Giant JTI Threatens Legal Action Against Irish Government Over Plain Packaging

Feb 26, 2015

Cigarette giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has threatened to take legal action against the Irish government if it doesn't stop work over plain packaging legislation for cigarettes. JTI Ireland, one of the biggest producers of ...

Tags: Cigarette, Tobacco, Plain Packaging

Plain Tobacco Packaging Has The Potential to Reduce The Likelihood of Smokers

Feb 13, 2015

A recent research has revealed that plain tobacco packaging has the potential to reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs. The Universities of Exeter and Bristol released the ...

Tags: Plain Packaging, Cigarette

Wales Supports UK's Standardised Cigarette Packaging Legislation

Feb 2, 2015

The Welsh government has confirmed it will implement the UK government’s proposed regulation for standardised packaging of all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco products. Last week, the UK government confirmed its plans to ...

Tags: Cigarette Packaging Legislation, tobacco products, Agriculture

A New Regulation in UK to Ban Cigarette Branding

Jan 26, 2015

A new regulation by the UK government will ban cigarette branding and force tobacco firms to implement standardised packaging of all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco for retail sale. The move by the government is in line with ...

Tags: Tobacco Products, retail sale, Agriculture

Fairfax Media Publishes Their Analysis of Leaked Confidential Supermarket Industry Data

Nov 25, 2014

Fairfax Media claims supermarket growth focus on ‘Junk’ food and cigarettes – confidential data leaked Fairfax Media’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Sunday Age over the weekend have published their analysis of ...

Tags: milk, Cigarettes, Agriculture

Indonesia Win Right to Seek a Ruling by WTO on Australia's Tobacco Plain-Packaging Laws

Oct 21, 2014

In March this year, Indonesia won the right to seek a ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Australia's tobacco plain-packaging laws. The WTO's disputes settlement body agreed to set up an independent panel of trade and legal ...

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Mars Expressed Concern About Plain Packaging Being Introduced to Other Sectors

Aug 19, 2014

Recently disclosed government documents show Mars wrote to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2012, expressing concern about plain packaging being introduced to other sectors including food and drink suppliers, insisting intellectual ...

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Daily Smoking Prevalence Stood at 15.1% and Has Now Fallen to 12.8% in Australia

Aug 19, 2014

Before the measure was introduced in December 2012, daily smoking prevalence stood at 15.1% and has now fallen to 12.8%, the 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals. Standardised packaging is the only new policy intervention ...

Tags: daily smoking, Standardised packaging

Philip Morris International, Is Prepared to Sue The UK Government

Aug 14, 2014

The manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, Philip Morris International, is prepared to sue the UK government if it implements a law requiring plain packaging for cigarettes. The government plans to implement the plain packaging law for ...

Tags: Philip Morris, cigarettes, Packaging

South Africa Is Set to Introduce Plain Packaging for Cigarettes by 2015

Jul 28, 2014

South Africa is set to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes by 2015, according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Although investigation has been continuing on the ban of Australia's tobacco branding by World Trade Organisation ...

Tags: South Africa, Cigarettes, Packaging

The Government of Indonesia Has Announced Plans to Issue a New Law on Liquor

Jul 25, 2014

The Government of Indonesia has announced plans to issue a new law on liquor, under which manufacturers need to use plain packaging or print graphic warnings on packaging. The latest move is being taken in a bid to cut down the number of ...

Tags: Indonesia, liquor, Packaging

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