Tag: plain packaging
Big Tobacco Uses Gimmicks to Bypass Plain Packaging Rules
Written by academics at the University of Bath, the report is drawing attention to the fact that the world’s major tobacco companies have adopted...
Canada’s Plain-Packaging Regulations to be the Toughest in the World
As of next February, tobacco products in Canada must be sold in packages that are brown, devoid of all colours and logos, and feature...
Did Plain Packaging Lead to Increased Cigarette Prices?
A recent study by Stirling University has indicated that the price of top-selling cigarettes increased by almost 5%, or an extra 38p on a...
Canada Considers Placing Cancer Warnings On Individual Cigarettes
As plain packaging regulations spread across the globe, the federal government of Canada goes a step further and launches a consultation process with the...
Singapore Plans to Introduce Plain Cigarettes’ Packaging
Last Wednesday, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that it will be introducing standardised packaging for tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, beedies (thin...
NZ Study: Big Tobacco is Responsible for Plain Packs Legislation Delay
As the plain packaging regulation has finally gone into effect, retailers have until the 6th of June to get rid of any remaining stock...
Canada: Imperial Tobacco want to have their say about plain packaging
Many would argue that Imperial’s input was not required anyway, as we all know that every Big Tobacco company out there is against plain...
UK : the court of appeal has ruled in favor of...
As from May 2017, all cigarette packs in the UK must be sold in plain packaging, with nothing to distinguish them from one another...
