New proposal to require tobacco companies to add warning labels to individual cigarettes
Tobacco companies will be forced to add warning labels to individual cigarettes under a new proposal designed to discourage smoking, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett announced on Friday.The move would make Canada the first country in the world to mandate warning labels on individual cigarettes, a move applauded by smoking-cessation experts as an important step toward reducing tobacco use in Canada.
Putting a warning on individual cigarettes is also an important way to ensure that young people are seeing the message, as they often start out by borrowing a cigarette from an older sibling or friend and may not see graphic warning labels on packages, said Rob Cunningham, senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society.
Canada was the first country to introduce graphic warning labels on cigarette packages in 2001. In 2019, the federal government also brought new plain packaging rules into force, which prohibit tobacco companies from using logos, pictures or brand colours on cigarette packages. But tobacco remains a leading cause of death, with nearly 50,000 Canadians dying each year as a result of illness caused by smoking. And tens of thousands of others live with debilitating chronic diseases.
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