Health-related messages for all tobacco product packaging: Health warnings on products
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- Introduction
- Series 1: Health-related messages for all tobacco product packaging
- Series 2: Health-related messages for all tobacco product packaging
Introduction
The Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging and Labelling Regulations (TPAPLR) mandate health-related messages for all tobacco products, as follows:
- Health warnings on packages covering at least 75% of the primary display area of most tobacco product packages
- Health warnings on cigarettes, little cigars with tipping paper, and tubes; health warnings extending from one end of the product on cigarettes without tipping paper
- Health information messages on the inside of cigarettes, little cigars, and cigarette tobacco packages
- Toxicity information on the exterior surface of all packages
The TPAPLR also include a rotation scheme that alternates all health-related messages every 24 to 36 months depending on the product. The health-related messages for each series are provided here as reference.
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Series 1: Health-related messages for all tobacco product packaging
Health Warnings on Products – Cigarettes
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Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes damage your organs |
Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes cause cancer |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco smoke harms children |
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Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes cause impotence |
Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes cause leukemia |
Description: On-product health warnings Poison in every puff |
Health Warnings on Products – Little cigars with tipping paper and tubes
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Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco damages your organs |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco causes cancer |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco smoke harms children |
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Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco causes impotence |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco causes leukemia |
Description: On-product health warnings Poison in every puff |
Series 2: Health-related messages for all tobacco product packaging
Health Warnings on Products – Cigarettes
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Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes harm children |
Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes damage your heart |
Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes damage your lungs |
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Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes damage your eyes |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco smoke is toxic |
Description: On-product health warnings Cigarettes damage your liver |
Health Warnings on Products – Little cigars with tipping paper and tubes
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Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco harms children |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco damages your heart |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco damages your lungs |
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Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco damages your eyes |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco smoke is toxic |
Description: On-product health warnings Tobacco damages your liver |