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Health Minister James Reilly has said he will bring a memorandum to Government shortly to provide for the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products.
Health Minister James Reilly has said he will bring a memorandum to Government shortly to provide for the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products.
The Minister said under the proposal, cigarette packets would no longer have branded logos on them but would contain the graphic images and health warnings that already exist, with a small area of the packet allowed for the brnd name.
The Minister said he was concerned that attractive cigarette packaging had been shown to be a major…
The federal government, facing a court-imposed deadline and fierce opposition from the tobacco industry, has decided to abandon its legal fight to require cigarette makers to place large, graphic labels on their products warning of the dangers of smoking.
The federal government, facing a court-imposed deadline and fierce opposition from the tobacco industry, has decided to abandon its legal fight to require cigarette makers to place large, graphic labels on their products warning of the dangers of smoking.
The decision marks a setback for the Food and Drug Administration, which two years ago announced that it would require tobacco manufacturers to include ghastly images on all cigarette packages. The proposed labels included pictures of…
Sri Lanka's Court of Appeals today refused to issue a stay order sought by the major cigarette company in the country Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) to stop the government from labeling cigarette packets with graphic warnings.
Sri Lanka's Court of Appeals today refused to issue a stay order sought by the major cigarette company in the country Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) to stop the government from labeling cigarette packets with graphic warnings.
The CTC filed the case at the Appellate Court challenging regulation made by the Minister of Health under the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Authority Act.
According to the regulation, the pictorial health warning shall be printed on both sides of every…
Thailand will have world's largest warning labels on cigarette packs.
The size of the warnings, which are dominated by scary photos that show the unhealthy consequences of smoking, will be expanded to cover 85 per cent of the pack, up from the current 55 per cent, Public Health Minister Pradit Sinthawanarong said yesterday.
After a meeting with national tobacco control board, Pradit said the board agreed to issue a ministerial declaration to increase the size of the warnings.
There will be 10 picture warnings showing in graphic detail the consequences of…
The New Zealand Government has decided it will bring in legislation to put tobacco products into plain packaging.
The Government has decided it will bring in legislation to put tobacco products into plain packaging.
In April last year the Government had agreed 'in principle' to introduce a plain packaging regime in alignment with Australia pending the outcome of a public consultation process. The public consultation closed on 5 October 2012 and Cabinet considered a report on the consultation outcomes on Monday.
Plain packaging for tobacco will mean cigarette packs and tobacco pouches will have much…
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been warned that plans to outlaw company logos on cigarette packets is an "assault" on brand owners' rights and would send "a troubling message" to Ireland's trading partners.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been warned that plans to outlaw company logos on cigarette packets is an "assault" on brand owners' rights and would send "a troubling message" to Ireland's trading partners.
"We are highly concerned about the broader impact packaging standardisation requirements would have on the international trading system and manufacturers through other major sectors of the economy," the National Association of Manufacturers lobby group, based in Washington, warned the Irish…
European Union: Proposed New Tobacco Directive - Bigger warnings and flavour ban
Today, after years in the making, the European Commission has adopted its proposal to revise the Tobacco Products Directive. The proposed legislation consists of new and strengthened rules on how tobacco products can be manufactured, presented, and sold. More specifically, it bans the use of cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco (RYO) and smokeless tobacco products with characterising flavours and makes the use of large pictorial health warnings mandatory on cigarettes and RYO. It regulates cross border internet sale and foresees technical features to combat illicit trade. Moreover, measures are proposed for products that were not specifically regulated so far such as e-cigarettes and herbal products for smoking. Chewing and nasal tobacco will be subject to specific labelling and ingredient regulations. The existing ban for oral tobacco (snus) shall be maintained.
Today, after years in the making, the European Commission has adopted its proposal to revise the Tobacco Products Directive. The proposed legislation consists of new and strengthened rules on how tobacco products can be manufactured, presented, and sold. More specifically, it bans the use of cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco (RYO) and smokeless tobacco products with characterising flavours and makes the use of large pictorial health warnings mandatory on cigarettes and RYO. It regulates cross…
Days after Australia stripped glamour off cigarette packets by becoming the first country to make plain packaging of tobacco packs mandatory, the clamour for India to walk the same road has only got louder.
Days after Australia stripped glamour off cigarette packets by becoming the first country to make plain packaging of tobacco packs mandatory, the clamour for India to walk the same road has only got louder.
Lok Sabha MP Baijayant "Jay" Panda on Wednesday introduced a Private Members' Bill seeking plain packaging of tobacco products in India by making amendments to the current Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003.
Garnering support from fellow MPs like D Raja, Supriya Sule…
Canada: Federal goverment asks court to toss challenge over cigarette pack warnings
The federal government is urging an Ontario court to toss out a constitutional challenge launched by a tobacco company, saying any violation of freedom of expression over a requirement to include larger warnings on the surface of cigarette packages is justified.
The federal government is urging an Ontario court to toss out a constitutional challenge launched by a tobacco company, saying any violation of freedom of expression over a requirement to include larger warnings on the surface of cigarette packages is justified.
In its new statement of defence, the government says the value of JTI-Macdonald's right to commercial expression in Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms "is tenuous, and at best, low." The tobacco company, whose main brand family is…
India is considering plain packaging of cigarettes in line with new Australian laws that ban all logos and brand descriptions, a top health official in New Delhi said on Wednesday.
India is considering plain packaging of cigarettes in line with new Australian laws that ban all logos and brand descriptions, a top health official in New Delhi said on Wednesday.
Tobacco products in Australia will be sold in drab, uniform packaging with graphic health warnings from December in a ground-breaking move that has attracted worldwide interest.
"It is a good idea and can be pursued," Amal Pushp, director of tobacco control at the health ministry, told AFP. "We are watching the…