Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require a warning to be printed on every cigarette.
The move is based on the mandate of Canada to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco packaging – a groundbreaking policy that started an international trend when it was introduced two decades ago.
“We have to deal with the concern that these messages may have lost their innovation and to some extent we may worry that they may have lost their impact,” Dependency Secretary Carolyn Bennett told a news conference on Friday.
“Adding health warnings to individual tobacco products will help ensure that these key messages reach people, including young people who frequently access cigarettes one at a time in social situations, bypassing information printed on a package. ».
A consultation period for the proposed change is set to begin on Saturday and the government expects the changes to take effect in the second half of 2023.
While the exact messages printed on cigarettes could change, Bennett said the current proposition is: “Poison in every puff.”
Bennett also revealed extensive warnings about cigarette packs that include a longer list of the health effects of smoking, including stomach cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and peripheral vascular disease.
Canada has demanded photo warnings since the turn of the millennium, but the images have not been updated for a decade.
Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, said he hoped the cigarette print warnings would become as popular internationally as the packet warnings.
“This will set a global precedent,” Cunningham said, adding that no other country has implemented such regulations.  He hopes the warning will make a real difference.
“It’s a warning you just can not ignore,” Cunningham said.  “It will reach every smoker, with every puff.”
The move also garnered praise from Geoffrey Fong, a professor at the University of Waterloo and lead researcher on the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project.
“This is a really potential intervention that will enhance the impact of health warnings,” Fong said.
Smoking rates have been steadily declining over the years.  The latest figures from Statistics Canada, released last month, show that 10 percent of Canadians reported smoking regularly.  The government seeks to halve this interest rate by 2035.
StatCan found that about 11 percent of Canadians aged 20 and over said they were smokers, compared with just 4 percent of people aged 15 to 19.
This Canadian Press report was first published on June 10, 2022.

title: “New Canadian Regulations Would Put A Warning On Every Cigarette Not Just On The Packaging " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Amber Straight”

Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require a warning to be printed on every cigarette.
The move is based on the mandate of Canada to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco packaging – a groundbreaking policy that started an international trend when it was introduced two decades ago.
“We have to deal with the concern that these messages may have lost their innovation and to some extent we may worry that they may have lost their impact,” Dependency Secretary Carolyn Bennett told a news conference on Friday.
“Adding health warnings to individual tobacco products will help ensure that these key messages reach people, including young people who frequently access cigarettes one at a time in social situations, bypassing information printed on a package. ».
A consultation period for the proposed change is set to begin on Saturday and the government expects the changes to take effect in the second half of 2023.
While the exact messages printed on cigarettes could change, Bennett said the current proposition is: “Poison in every puff.”
Bennett also revealed extensive warnings about cigarette packs that include a longer list of the health effects of smoking, including stomach cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and peripheral vascular disease.
Canada has demanded photo warnings since the turn of the millennium, but the images have not been updated for a decade.
Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, said he hoped the cigarette print warnings would become as popular internationally as the packet warnings.
“This will set a global precedent,” Cunningham said, adding that no other country has implemented such regulations.  He hopes the warning will make a real difference.
“It’s a warning you just can not ignore,” Cunningham said.  “It will reach every smoker, with every puff.”
The move also garnered praise from Geoffrey Fong, a professor at the University of Waterloo and lead researcher on the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project.
“This is a really potential intervention that will enhance the impact of health warnings,” Fong said.
Smoking rates have been steadily declining over the years.  The latest figures from Statistics Canada, released last month, show that 10 percent of Canadians reported smoking regularly.  The government seeks to halve this interest rate by 2035.
StatCan found that about 11 percent of Canadians aged 20 and over said they were smokers, compared with just 4 percent of people aged 15 to 19.
This Canadian Press report was first published on June 10, 2022.

title: “New Canadian Regulations Would Put A Warning On Every Cigarette Not Just On The Packaging " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Gabrielle Yates”

Mental Health and Addiction Secretary Carolyn Bennett said the measure was intended to reach more people – including young people, who often share cigarettes and do not find the packaging. A 75-day consultation period will begin on Saturday. The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation welcomed the new requirements and said there was strong evidence that messages about tobacco products had an impact on curbing consumption. CLOCKS The Liberals propose stricter regulations for tobacco products:

Liberals propose stricter regulations for tobacco products

Minister for Mental Health and Addiction Carolyn Bennett announces proposed measures to strengthen tobacco regulations. “Canada will now have the strongest cigarette health warning regime in the world,” said Doug Roth, the foundation’s chief executive officer, in a statement. “These are deadly products and these measures will help further reduce their impact on young people and non-smokers, as well as support current smokers in their efforts to quit smoking.” Bennett also revealed extensive warnings about cigarette packs that include a longer list of the health effects of smoking. Canada has demanded photo warnings since the turn of the millennium, but the images have not been updated for a decade. Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, noted that Canada has also set a precedent by requiring photo warnings, with other countries following suit. He said he hoped the warnings printed on the cigarettes themselves would take off internationally.