Australia plans to print stark health warnings directly on cigarette sticks to curb smoking.

Australia's Health Minister Mark Butler plans to print graphic health warnings directly on cigarette sticks, including phrases like "poison in every puff" and "causes 16 cancers." The goal is to reduce smoking rates and counter tobacco companies' attempts to bypass plain packaging laws. The warnings, similar to those used in Canada, have been market-tested by the Health Department and will be mandated through a legislative instrument without requiring a parliamentary vote. The new measures aim to make Australia a world leader in tobacco control again.

November 13, 2024
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