In 1972, an inventor patented a cigarette box that coughed when picked up - using sound, not images, to warn smokers. It was ...

From these sources we report five major trends in the factory-made cigarette market in Australia that we discerned in the 12 months leading up to, and following, the implementation of plain packaging: ...

Retailers have a three-month grace period to sell any old stock already in their stores. Here’s what’s behind these changes – ...

Here’s what’s behind these changes – and what needs to happen next. Cigarette packaging requirements have been stagnant since ...

Methods Our surveillance of the cigarette market involved a review of the trade press, a monthly monitor of online supermarkets and regular visits to stores, from May 2015 to June 2017. Results Before ...

CANBERRA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Australia has become the second country in the world to print health warnings on individual cigarettes. Under sweeping tobacco packaging laws that came into effect on ...

New Zealand seems unlikely to reach its stated goal of cutting smoking prevalence to 5% or less across all population groups.

The FCTC advocates for plain packaging to enhance the effectiveness of health warnings. The decree introduces plain packaging measures, including: Cigarette packaging will now be a uniform, matte, and ...