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tinpraAustralia has set out plans for new rules forcing tobacco companies to use plain packaging carrying graphic health warnings.
From July 2012, manufacturers would be required to drop all colour and branding logos from cigarette packets.
The move, billed as a world-first, comes after recommendations were made by the World Health Organisation.
Australia also announced a 25% increase in tax on cigarettes, effective from 0001 on Friday.
The move will put A$2.16 ($1.99, £1.31) on a pack of 30 cigarettes.
( Read the rest on the BBC News site. )
From July 2012, manufacturers would be required to drop all colour and branding logos from cigarette packets.
The move, billed as a world-first, comes after recommendations were made by the World Health Organisation.
Australia also announced a 25% increase in tax on cigarettes, effective from 0001 on Friday.
The move will put A$2.16 ($1.99, £1.31) on a pack of 30 cigarettes.
( Read the rest on the BBC News site. )
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Date: 2010-04-29 05:11 pm (UTC)A few years ago, I hung out with some Americans who had come up for some summer work. They collected the labels to take home to show their friends, like it was funny.
The whole point is that it's so very far from funny.
Our packages still have logos and colours and stuff, though...
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Date: 2010-04-29 05:44 pm (UTC)