Pictorial image of health warnings on cigarette boxes from next year

Pictorial image of health warnings on cigarette boxes from next year

Source: Malaysia Today
Written by zen
Wednesday, 29 October 2008 23:03

Datuk Low Tiong Lai, the Health Minister said that starting next year, cigarette packs will carry pictorial health warnings. He said “By Jan 1, each cigarette brand must have at least two of its products carry these warnings. However, there may still be old stock in the country with the old packaging. By next June, all cigarette packs must carry the warnings. Besides these warnings, the packs must print on the side an advisory against selling cigarettes to those aged 18 years and below, and the warning that cigarette smoke contains 4,000 types of chemicals,” He added that “In Canada, these warnings have caused half of the smokers to want to quit and in Thailand, 80% of the smokers think these pictures are effective. Over the past 10 years, we have managed to reduce the number of smokers in Malaysia by 2% through our various campaigns. We are definitely not happy with that,”

.....2% jek..aduhai...sodihnyee...