Plain tobacco packaging or standardised packaging means the removal of all branding (colours, imagery, corporate logos and trademarks) from the pack. Manufacturers are only allowed to print the brand name at a prescribed size, font and place on the pack, in addition to the health warnings and any other legally mandated information.1 19669 Read on...
Focus on Smoking
Smoking when pregnant causes baby to writhe in distress
4-D ultrasound scans of fetuses show that babies writhe in the womb when their mother smokes; a non-smoking mother’s baby does not. 13891 Read on...
What will it take to create a tobacco-free world?
The Lancet launches a campaign for a tobacco-free world by 2040. As a contrast to the extraordinary growth of the tobacco industry, especially in the Middle East and Africa, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) presents the case for an ambitious new global tobacco control goal – a world essentially free of tobacco […] Read on...
A ground-breaking decision – Smoke-free zones piloted in England to protect children
The city of Bristol in south-west England has turned two squares that are very popular with families with young children into smoke-free zones. 13674 Read on...
