LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will consider whether to force tobacco companies to adopt plain packaging to try to reduce the attraction of smoking, according to a policy document on public ...

The UK was the third country to introduce plain packaging. The government gave tobacco companies and retailers a year to sell off fully branded stock before plain packaging became compulsory. This ...

Removing branding from cigarette packs in Canada significantly lowered the appeal of cigarettes, according to a new study from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project, at the University of ...

The UK government launched a set of proposals today, including a consultation on plain packaging that could threaten tobacco companies’ trade mark rights The package of measures was introduced on No ...

Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs, according to research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.

Vaping is a rapidly growing habit in Great Britain, particularly among younger people. Research by the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health found that in 2022 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds in ...

When it comes to tobacco, art matters. Package designs play a key role in influencing tobacco sales and tobacco companies spend $9.6 billion on point-of-sale marketing, advertising and promotion in ...

After a decade of legal challenges by the tobacco lobby, Australia’s pioneering push to eliminate all tobacco advertising finally has clear air. Its longest stoush, over plain packaging laws ...

The decision, handed down on June 9 by the World Trade Organisation's appeals body, that Australia's plain packaging tobacco control policy doesn't flout WTO laws marks the end of almost a decade of ...

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LONDON (Reuters) - The world's top tobacco groups fear if new rules on plain packaging take hold in Australia and Britain they may spread to higher growth and potentially more lucrative emerging ...