SC Refuses To Stay Centre's New Notification On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Products; "QUIT TODAY CALL" Number Must Be Shown
6 years, 8 months ago

SC Refuses To Stay Centre's New Notification On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Products; "QUIT TODAY CALL" Number Must Be Shown

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the recent Health Ministry notification bringing into force the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Second Amendment Rules, 2018 from September 1.The Amendment Rules stipulate two images depicting the manifestation of cancer, as specified health warning, to appear on the package consecutively during the rotation period,. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the recent Health Ministry notification bringing into force the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Second Amendment Rules, 2018 from September 1. The Amendment Rules stipulate two images depicting the manifestation of cancer, as specified health warning, to appear on the package consecutively during the rotation period, with an interregnum period of twelve months. By way of the Textual Health Warning for smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco products, they provide for the phrase “TOBACCO CAUSES CANCER” and the phrase “TOBACCO CAUSES PAINFUL DEATH” to be displayed in white font colour on a red background, and the words “QUIT TODAY CALL 1800-11-2356” to be printed in white font colour on a black background.

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Supreme Court rejects tobacco industry challenge to graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects tobacco industry challenge to graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge from major tobacco companies to the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that they place graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and in The FDA issued a rule in 2020 that requires health warnings on cigarette packages and in Among the 11 text-and-image graphics created by the agency for compliance …

Requiring ugly images of smoking’s harm on cigarettes won’t breach First Amendment, court says
1 year ago

Requiring ugly images of smoking’s harm on cigarettes won’t breach First Amendment, court says

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal requirement that cigarette packs and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking — including pictures of smoke-damaged lungs and feet blackened by diminished blood flow — does not violate the First Amendment, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The 5th Circuit panel rejected industry arguments that the rule violates free speech rights or that …

Ensure Implementation of New Set of Health Warnings on Tobacco Products: Centre to States
4 years, 3 months ago

Ensure Implementation of New Set of Health Warnings on Tobacco Products: Centre to States

News 18  

The Union Health Ministry has asked all states to ensure implementation of a new set of health warnings with enhanced pictorial images on all tobacco products as notified by it. "The depiction of specified health warnings would bring greater awareness and sensitization about the serious and adverse health consequences of tobacco use especially among the youth, children and the illiterate. …

Enhanced and revised pictorial health warnings on all tobacco products from Dec 1
4 years, 8 months ago

Enhanced and revised pictorial health warnings on all tobacco products from Dec 1

Hindustan Times  

The Union Health Ministry Thursday notified new sets of specified health warnings with enhanced pictorial images to be printed on all tobacco products. All tobacco products manufactured or imported or packaged on or after December 1, 2020 shall display the first set of images, while the second set of images will be displayed by the tobacco products manufactured or imported …

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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New Look For Cigarettes? FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings On Packages And Ads
5 years, 7 months ago

New Look For Cigarettes? FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings On Packages And Ads

NPR  

New Look For Cigarettes? FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings On Packages And Ads Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Food and Drug Administration U.S. Food and Drug Administration For years, American smokers have been spared the unpleasant images of gangrene infected feet, swollen tongues overtaken by cancerous tumors and blackened lungs that are often plastered onto packs of cigarettes sold around …

Health Ministry issues new pictorial warning for tobacco products, to be used from 1 September
6 years, 7 months ago

Health Ministry issues new pictorial warning for tobacco products, to be used from 1 September

Firstpost  

The government released two separate set of images. The first set will be used on tobacco products from September 1, 2018, for a period of 12 months, after which the second set of images will be used. New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry issued on Monday enhanced pictorial warnings to be printed on packets of cigarette and other tobacco products, …

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 …

Pictorial Warning Covering 85% Of Packaging Space Mandatory In All Tobacco Products: SC Makes Stay On Karnataka HC Judgment Absolute
6 years, 7 months ago

Pictorial Warning Covering 85% Of Packaging Space Mandatory In All Tobacco Products: SC Makes Stay On Karnataka HC Judgment Absolute

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made absolute its January 8 order granting an interim stay on the Karnataka High Court judgment dated December 15, 2017 striking down the 2014 amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products of 2008.Rule 3 of Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products of 2008 as amended in 2014, necessitates. The Supreme Court on Tuesday made absolute …

SC Refuses To Stay Centre's New Notification On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Products; "QUIT TODAY CALL" Number Must Be Shown
6 years, 8 months ago

SC Refuses To Stay Centre's New Notification On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Products; "QUIT TODAY CALL" Number Must Be Shown

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the recent Health Ministry notification bringing into force the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Second Amendment Rules, 2018 from September 1.The Amendment Rules stipulate two images depicting the manifestation of cancer, as specified health warning, to appear on the package consecutively during the rotation period,. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to …

All Petitions Challenging Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets To Come Up In August [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

All Petitions Challenging Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets To Come Up In August [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on Petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment striking down the 2014 amendment rules that mandated pictorial health warnings to cover 85% of tobacco product packaging space.The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice …

SC Declines Stay On Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets; Directs HC To Upload Judgment [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Declines Stay On Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets; Directs HC To Upload Judgment [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has declined the plea for an interim stay on the Karnataka High Court judgment that scrapped Centre’s regulation that packets of tobacco products, including cigarettes must carry pictorial warning covering 85 per cent of the packaging space.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice S K Kaul yesterday asked the high court to upload the judgement …

SC Declines Stay On Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets; Directs HC To Upload Judgment [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Declines Stay On Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets; Directs HC To Upload Judgment [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has declined the plea for an interim stay on the Karnataka High Court judgment that scrapped Centre’s regulation that packets of tobacco products, including cigarettes must carry pictorial warning covering 85 per cent of the packaging space.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice S K Kaul yesterday asked the high court to upload the judgement …

Supreme Court admits plea against Karnataka HC judgement on 85% pictorial warning on tobacco products
7 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court admits plea against Karnataka HC judgement on 85% pictorial warning on tobacco products

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a batch of petitions challenging a Karnataka high court judgment which struck down a regulation that tobacco product packets must have a pictorial warning covering 85% of the space. However, the apex court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Mishra and justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul refused to grant any interim stay on the …

Government releases new pictorial warnings for tobacco products
7 years, 11 months ago

Government releases new pictorial warnings for tobacco products

India TV News  

Replacing the existing images, the Health Ministry has released a new set of pictorial warnings for mandatory display on packets of cigarettes, bidis, and chewing tobacco with effect from April 1 this year. According to the public notice on the Health Ministry's website, the government notified the new health warnings on October 15, 2014 and issued a notification dated September …

Kerala DGP Loknath Behera warns cigarette firms
8 years, 6 months ago

Kerala DGP Loknath Behera warns cigarette firms

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Director general of police Loknath Behera has issued an order to ADGPs, Range IGs and district chiefs to take strict action against sellers of tobacco products without mandatory big pictorial warning. The move follows reports of rampant violation of the Union health ministry’s order mandating that 85 per cent of the package space should cover warning pictures in all …

SC refuses to stay large size pictorial warnings on Tobacco products
8 years, 10 months ago

SC refuses to stay large size pictorial warnings on Tobacco products

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Union Health Ministry directive on increasing the size of pictorial warnings on packets of tobacco products which meant that all companies will have to implement it forthwith.With effect from April 1, the ministry had increased the size of warnings on tobacco and cigarette packs to 85 percent from 40 percent and made …

SC refuses to stay large size pictorial warnings on Tobacco products
8 years, 10 months ago

SC refuses to stay large size pictorial warnings on Tobacco products

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Union Health Ministry directive on increasing the size of pictorial warnings on packets of tobacco products which meant that all companies will have to implement it forthwith.With effect from April 1, the ministry had increased the size of warnings on tobacco and cigarette packs to 85 percent from 40 percent and made …

Govt notifies new pictorial warning for tobacco products
12 years, 5 months ago

Govt notifies new pictorial warning for tobacco products

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 22: Government has notified new, stricter pictorial warnings for smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco with April 1 next year as the deadline for their implementation. A set of three pictorial warnings each for both smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco to be displayed on tobacco product packages have been notified by the Health Ministry.These picture images …

Activists demand action on tobacco pictorial warning
14 years, 10 months ago

Activists demand action on tobacco pictorial warning

The Hindu  

The Centre must implement the rule that specifies a new graphic pictorial warning on all tobacco products at the earliest to highlight the hazards of tobacco use, according to Tamil Nadu Voluntary Health Association. Addressing reporters here on Tuesday, the association's executive director J.P. Saulina Arnold said the government had deferred the implementation of the new pictorial warning on tobacco …

Stringent tobacco warnings only from December
14 years, 10 months ago

Stringent tobacco warnings only from December

The Hindu  

The depiction of new and more stringent pictorial warnings on tobacco products has been deferred by six months to December 1 from the scheduled date of June 1. A notification issued here earlier this week by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that while the new pictorial warnings had been deferred, the existing tobacco product packs would continue. …

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