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Fight against smoking: Canada wants warning on every cigarette

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In Canada, every cigarette and cigar will have to have a health warning printed on it in the future. It is a “world premiere” in the fight against smoking, the government said on Wednesday. (picture icon)

The warnings will be phased in from August 1. These include phrases like “Poison in every puff”, “Tobacco smoke harms children”, or “Cigarettes cause cancer”.

According to Minister Carolyn Bennett, Canada is the first country in the world to introduce such warnings directly on cigarettes. She spoke of a “bold move” that smokers could no longer escape the health warnings.

In 2000, Canada became the first country to introduce warning images of the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs, including images of damaged lungs or hearts. Since then, the number of smokers has fallen.

The stated goal of the Ottawa government is to reduce their share of the total population to five percent by 2035. About 13 percent of Canadians still smoke. About 48,000 people die every year in the country as a result of smoking.

(SDA)

Source: Blick

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