Australia Implements New Cigarette Packaging Regulations Starting April 1

Apr.02

Australia implements new cigarette packaging rules on April 1, featuring health warnings on every cigarette, welcomed by cancer council and quit organizations.

Key points:

Starting on April 1st, Australia implemented new regulations on cigarette packaging, with health warnings printed on each cigarette.
The warning messages include "causes 16 types of cancer" and have added 10 new warning graphics and health promotion information.
The Cancer Council and Quit Smoking organizations have welcomed the new regulations, believing that they will more effectively communicate the dangers of smoking.

According to Sky News on April 1, the new cigarette packaging law went into effect in Australia, with health warnings printed on every cigarette. This makes Australia the second country in the world, after Canada, to adopt this measure.

Each cigarette will be printed with warning messages such as "causes 16 types of cancer," "damages lungs," and "damages DNA." In addition, 10 new warning images and 10 new health promotional messages will be added to cigarette packaging.

According to a joint statement by the Quit smoking organization and the Cancer Council, these changes have been welcomed. The newly introduced cigarette health warnings "are more effective in conveying the risks and harms of smoking" because the warning messages are printed on the cigarette filter, which does not burn off when smoking.

The chairman of the Cancer Council's Tobacco Issues Committee, Alecia Brooks, said that...

The Cancer Council and the Quit Smoking organization are pleased to see these new changes take effect today. Australia is one of the first countries to require evidence-based health promotion inserts and individual messaging on tobacco products. We are proud of the efforts made to protect Australians from the harms of smoking.

References:

[1] Australia becomes just second country in the world to add health warnings to individual cigarettes

Also Read:

[1] Crackdown on Illegal Tobacco and E-Cigarette Products in Tasmania

[2] Illegal E-cigarette and Nicotine Pouches Seized in Sydney West

[3] New Law in South Australia to Crack Down on Illicit Tobacco and e-cigarette Trade

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