Summary:

Switzerland implemented their current policy to place health warnings on cigarette packages starting no later than January 2010. Including the border, health warnings will be required to cover 48% of the front and 63% of the back of all cigarette packages. Overall, 56% of the package space is appropriated to health warnings. Switzerland will rotate 1 set of 14 images starting in 2010 and then a second and third set of 14 images in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

Switzerland also prohibits the terms "light" and "mild" from appearing on packages.

As well, Switzerland requires tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide emission numbers to appear on the side of packages. These emission numbers are generated using the ISO machine smoking method.

Label Images

Click on the link below to access the Switzerland's Health Warnings Gallery.

Switzerland's Health Warnings Gallery

Legislation and Regulations

Listed below are documents relating to the implementation and regulation of picture-based health warnings in Switzerland.

Switzerland's Health Warning Label Law (French) (2005)

Ordinance on Combined Warnings on Tobacco Products (English) (2007)

Ordinance on Combined Warnings on Tobacco Products (French) (2007)

Health Warnings Documents

A review of evidence on the effectiveness of text and pictoral warnings for Switzerland is listed below.

Utilization and Impact of Cigarette Pack Covers Illustrated With Antismoking Messages (Evaluation and the Health Professions - Christie, Etter)

Switzerland

2002

Survey on Tobacco Analytic Report (Gallup Organisation - EC report)

European Union

2009

Constituent & Emissions Labelling

A review of evidence on the labelling and disclosure of chemicals found in tobacco products for Switzerland is listed below.

Informing Smokers on Additives in Cigarettes a Randomized Trial (Patient Education and Counselling - Etter)
Switzerland
2007

Prohibitions on Misleading Information

A review of evidence on the prohibition of deceptive and misleading information on Swiss tobacco products is listed below.

Informing Smokers on Additives in Cigarettes a Randomized Trial (Patient Education and Counselling - Etter)
Switzerland
2007