Has plain tobacco packaging failed to stop people smoking?
11 years, 2 months ago

Has plain tobacco packaging failed to stop people smoking?

ABC  

For more than a year, Australian tobacco smokers have been buying packs stripped of their familiar branding. However, tobacco company Philip Morris says the world-first plain packaging hasn't stopped people smoking. The claim: Philip Morris says "the data is clear" that plain packaging has not stopped people smoking. Philip Morris says "the data is clear" that plain packaging has not stopped people smoking. "The Philip Morris claim is based on tobacco industry funded opt-in panel data which produced a 20 per cent smoking prevalence figure, compared with the government's much larger and more representative Australian Health Survey which found 16.3 per cent daily smoking," he said.

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Philip Morris: Tobacco firm calls for ban on cigarettes
3 years, 7 months ago

Philip Morris: Tobacco firm calls for ban on cigarettes

The Independent  

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Scientists propose putting anti-smoking warnings on individual cigarettes
5 years, 5 months ago

Scientists propose putting anti-smoking warnings on individual cigarettes

The Independent  

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FDA proposes new graphic health warnings for cigarette packets and adverts
5 years, 7 months ago

FDA proposes new graphic health warnings for cigarette packets and adverts

The Independent  

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Dutch get tougher on tobacco, bring in plain packaging next year
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch get tougher on tobacco, bring in plain packaging next year

Dutch News  

Junior health minister Paul Blokhuis is pressing ahead with plans to ban the sale of cigarettes in all but standard packaging with health warnings from next January, as part of a string of measures to stop more youngsters taking up the habit. The plans, which derive from the minister’s health agreement thrashed out with industry and social organisations last year, …

Dutch get tougher on tobacco, bring in plain packaging next year
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch get tougher on tobacco, bring in plain packaging next year

Dutch News  

Junior health minister Paul Blokhuis is pressing ahead with plans to ban the sale of cigarettes in all but standard packaging with health warnings from next January, as part of a string of measures to stop more youngsters taking up the habit. The plans, which derive from the minister’s health agreement thrashed out with industry and social organisations last year, …

Tobacco firm Philip Morris accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' over UK anti-smoking campaign
6 years, 5 months ago

Tobacco firm Philip Morris accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' over UK anti-smoking campaign

The Independent  

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Government to crack down on smoking, raise tobacco prices
6 years, 5 months ago

Government to crack down on smoking, raise tobacco prices

Dutch News  

The government plans to put up the price of cigarettes to €10 a packet, introduce outright smoking bans in the healthcare sector, at schools and playgrounds and ban tobacco advertising, in an effort to stop youngsters taking up the habit, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. Sponsorship The bank has stopped sponsoring organisations and clubs which do not support the ‘smoke-free …

Government to crack down on smoking, raise tobacco prices
6 years, 5 months ago

Government to crack down on smoking, raise tobacco prices

Dutch News  

The government plans to put up the price of cigarettes to €10 a packet, introduce outright smoking bans in the healthcare sector, at schools and playgrounds and ban tobacco advertising, in an effort to stop youngsters taking up the habit, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. Sponsorship The bank has stopped sponsoring organisations and clubs which do not support the ‘smoke-free …

Tobacco products to have new pictorial warnings from September 1
6 years, 7 months ago

Tobacco products to have new pictorial warnings from September 1

Hindustan Times  

Tobacco products will feature a fresh set of 85% pictorial health warnings from September 1. The Union health ministry on Monday notified a new set of health warnings for all tobacco products with validity extending up to the next two years. There are two sets of specified health warnings— the first set with validity of one year, and a second …

World's biggest cigarette company offered tobacco products to doctors and nurses to mark NHS 70th birthday
6 years, 8 months ago

World's biggest cigarette company offered tobacco products to doctors and nurses to mark NHS 70th birthday

The Independent  

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Australia tobacco-packaging law doesn’t violate WTO rules
6 years, 8 months ago

Australia tobacco-packaging law doesn’t violate WTO rules

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A World Trade Organization dispute body said Thursday that Australia did not unfairly inhibit trade by requiring plain packaging for tobacco products, sending a message that tough-on-tobacco rules don’t necessarily violate fair trade. The WTO’s dispute settlement body said complainants did not successfully demonstrate that Australia had violated its obligations to ensure fair trade following its implementation of …

Philip Morris' claim smokeless cigarettes reduce harm rejected by US regulators
7 years, 1 month ago

Philip Morris' claim smokeless cigarettes reduce harm rejected by US regulators

The Independent  

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Philip Morris says it wants to stop selling cigarettes in latest advertising campaign
7 years, 2 months ago

Philip Morris says it wants to stop selling cigarettes in latest advertising campaign

The Independent  

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Philip Morris: Maker of Marlboro cigarettes accused of using 'immature trick' to get round plain packaging laws
7 years, 8 months ago

Philip Morris: Maker of Marlboro cigarettes accused of using 'immature trick' to get round plain packaging laws

The Independent  

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Iconic brands and the clamour for a utilitarian world wrapped in brown paper packaging
7 years, 9 months ago

Iconic brands and the clamour for a utilitarian world wrapped in brown paper packaging

The Independent  

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Smoking law changes: From plain green cigarette packages to at least 20 per pack, here’s what’s different in 2017
7 years, 10 months ago

Smoking law changes: From plain green cigarette packages to at least 20 per pack, here’s what’s different in 2017

The Independent  

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Tobacco companies lose legal battle over plain-packaging rules
8 years, 3 months ago

Tobacco companies lose legal battle over plain-packaging rules

The Independent  

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New law banning 10-packs of cigarettes and making packaging bland comes in next week
8 years, 10 months ago

New law banning 10-packs of cigarettes and making packaging bland comes in next week

The Independent  

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Tobacco companies lose EU court appeal over graphic cigarette packaging rules
8 years, 10 months ago

Tobacco companies lose EU court appeal over graphic cigarette packaging rules

The Independent  

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SC notice to centre on PIL for plain packaging of tobacco products [Read Petition]
9 years ago

SC notice to centre on PIL for plain packaging of tobacco products [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Health Ministry on a PIL which sought immediate implementation of plain packaging rules for cigarette and other tobacco products saying jazzy covers and those with messages only attracted more consumers.Petitioner Umesh Narain Sharma, an Allahabad-based lawyer said that cigarette and bidi companies were violating the rules pertaining to. The Supreme Court today …

Tobacco company Philip Morris loses bid to challenge plain packaging laws
9 years, 3 months ago

Tobacco company Philip Morris loses bid to challenge plain packaging laws

ABC  

The tobacco company Philip Morris has lost its latest bid to challenge Australia's plain packaging cigarette laws. "There is nothing in today's outcome that addresses, let alone validates, plain packaging in Australia or anywhere else," said Marc Firestone, senior vice president of Philip Morris International. "It is regrettable that the outcome hinged entirely on a procedural issue that Australia chose …

Can drastically reduced nicotine take the ‘hook’ out of cigarettes?
9 years, 5 months ago

Can drastically reduced nicotine take the ‘hook’ out of cigarettes?

LA Times  

Finding a way to wean America’s 42.1 million adult smokers from their deadly habit is one of the great challenges in public health. The fear that slashing cigarettes’ nicotine content would drive smokers into more dangerous habits has long discouraged U.S. health officials from rallying behind proposals to limit the amount of the chemical in combustible tobacco products. Donny invoked …

Tobacco companies file lawsuits against UK Government over plain packaging laws
9 years, 10 months ago

Tobacco companies file lawsuits against UK Government over plain packaging laws

The Independent  

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Philip Morris spokesman Chris Argent's response to ABC Fact Check
11 years, 2 months ago

Philip Morris spokesman Chris Argent's response to ABC Fact Check

ABC  

ABC Fact Check set out to assess my statement that "What matters is whether fewer people are smoking as a result of these policies - and the data is clear that overall tobacco consumption and smoking prevalence has not gone down". In concluding that I was "wrong", ABC Fact Check cites "contrary evidence to suggest that plain packaging has had …

Plain cigarette packaging is 'the right policy' for the UK, says public health authority
11 years, 2 months ago

Plain cigarette packaging is 'the right policy' for the UK, says public health authority

The Independent  

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Government plans to curb smoking are not only wasteful but unworkable
11 years, 3 months ago

Government plans to curb smoking are not only wasteful but unworkable

The Independent  

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Smoke signals: Will plain packaging cause cigarette sales to fall or will minimalist designs have a cachet in their own right?
11 years, 3 months ago

Smoke signals: Will plain packaging cause cigarette sales to fall or will minimalist designs have a cachet in their own right?

The Independent  

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Plain cigarette packs could help people quit smoking: Study
11 years, 8 months ago

Plain cigarette packs could help people quit smoking: Study

India TV News  

Sydney, July 23: A new study shows that cigarettes packaged in a plain manner are less appealing to smokers and get them thinking about the urgency to quit smoking. The study published in the online journal BMJ Open was based on interviews of 536 smokers in the Australian state of Victoria during November 2012 when plain packs were already available …

Talking cigarette packets warning smokers of risks to their health could be latest weapon to encourage them to quit
11 years, 8 months ago

Talking cigarette packets warning smokers of risks to their health could be latest weapon to encourage them to quit

Daily Mail  

Talking cigarette packets warning smokers of risks to their health could be latest weapon to encourage them to quit Scottish researchers created talking packaging to warn addicts of the risks Was inspired by companies that make the packets more enticing University of Stirling created two talking packets with recorded messages The packets use similar technology to singing birthday cards Girls …

Australian cigarette packaging 澳大利亚香烟外包装
12 years, 2 months ago

Australian cigarette packaging 澳大利亚香烟外包装

China Daily  

媒体英语会带大家一起学习 BBC 撰稿人在报道世界大事时常用到的单词和短语。 澳大利亚一些烟草公司给购买其香烟的消费者发送硬纸盒套来遮挡烟盒上吸烟有害健康的印刷图案。澳大利亚有关部门正在对此举是否违反新的香烟包装法案作出调查。请听 BBC记者 Phil Mercer 的报道： Tobacco companies and retailers that try to circumvent Australia's plain-packaging laws could face prosecution, according to health authorities. Just over a month ago, Australia banned all tobacco company logos and colours from packaging, which now has disturbing colour pictures of smokers suffering from tongue and lung cancer. President of the Australian Medical …

Plain speaking
12 years, 8 months ago

Plain speaking

The Hindu  

Australia's fight against tobacco goes back to 1973 when the government issued health warnings on packets. In addition, there were advertising bans, tobacco excise increases, anti-smoking social marketing campaigns, workplace and broader indoor and outdoor smoking bans, support for smoking cessation through telephone helplines, and public funding for appropriate pharmaceuticals. The measures led to Australia having one of the lowest …

Support for plain cigarette packaging blows cold
14 years ago

Support for plain cigarette packaging blows cold

The Independent  

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