Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco have sued the UK Government over plain packaging regulations for cigarettes. In their lawsuits filed in the English High Court, the twocompanies claim that the new ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Tobacco Packaging
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 ...
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 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
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 ...
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"Ireland will be the first country in the European Union to introduce such legislation and the third country worldwide. Australia introduced plain packaging legislation in November 2011 and the New Zealand Bill had its first reading in ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Cigarette, Cigarette Packaging
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Cuba claimed that the law would be "anti-capitalist" and would threaten free trade. The Communist country added that plain packaging would lead to an increase in counterfeit cigarettes, leading ...
Tags: economy, cigarettes, Agriculture
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 ...
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
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
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 ...
According to the report, a “senior Whitehall source” said that the government is convinced that branding is a key factor in why young people start to smoke. The source added that the legislation will follow Australia’s new ...
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New Zealand Government has decided to bring in legislation and follow Australia's lead in compelling cigarette manufacturers to sell their products in plain packaging. As part of the move, all cigarette packs and tobacco pouches will ...
In a two-part series made exclusively by Watch Me Think, consumers in Australia and the UK share their views on what tobacco packaging, and the arrival of ‘plain’ packaging, means to them. The issue has caused controversy not ...