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Pakistan: Tobacco lobby may delay pictorial warnings on cigarette packs
Pakistan’s tobacco lobby may force the government to delay its decision over cigarette packs carrying pictorial health warnings, sources in the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
The Australian Government's Preventative Health Taskforce's 'National Preventative Health Strategy' was released on Tuesday 1st September and contains recommendations on tobacco, alcohol and obesity. The report identified, further regulations on packaging among its key recommendations including action to“Eliminate promotion of tobacco products through design of packaging.” The report recommends “plain packaging."
The Australian Government's Preventative Health Taskforce's 'National Preventative Health Strategy' was released on Tuesday 1st September and contains recommendations on tobacco, alcohol and obesity. The report identified, further regulations on packaging among its key recommendations including action to"Eliminate promotion of tobacco products through design of packaging." The report recommends "plain packaging," as described below:
"…there can be no justification for allowing any form of…
Two pieces of legislation that dramatically increase smoking fines and crack down on tobacco companies have been signed into law.
Two pieces of legislation that dramatically increase smoking fines and crack down on tobacco companies have been signed into law, the National Council Against Smoking said on Monday.
The acts also make it illegal for adults to smoke in a car where there is a child under 12, and pave the way for picture warnings such as diseased lungs on cigarette packs...
Full article: News24.com (August 31, 2009)
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