Cigarette Packaging

• Dalhousie researcher wins award for work that finds plain cigarette packaging is effective

  Dr. Mohammed Al-Hamdani's work found that Health Canada's format for plain cigarette packaging is an effective deterrent for smokers with a predisposed fear of illness.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2019
  
• Cigarette packs to be stripped of logos, designs as new regulations kick in

  All packaging will feature the same brown base colour, basic grey text and minimalist layout under the new requirements.

  World

  Oct 28, 2019
  
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• This is what Canada’s new cigarette packages will look like

  New plain packaging requirements for tobacco will come into effect in November 2019.

  Health

  May 1, 2019
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• Canada could soon put cancer warnings on individual cigarettes

  Canada could soon be the first country to put cancer warnings on individual cigarettes.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2018
• Health Canada criticized over different ‘plain packaging’ for marijuana, tobacco

  Health Canada told Global News in an email that the approaches were taken after careful evidence-based research.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2018
• Here’s what cigarette packages could soon look like in Canada

  Health Canada has opened public consultations on its proposed plain packaging regulations for tobacco products.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2018
• Libertarian student group takes over Toronto corner store to protest nutrition taxes

  Students For Liberty Canada has made over a north Toronto store to show shoppers what would happen if cigarette-style packaging were applied to junk food.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2016
• How Uruguay’s tobacco victory could boost Canada’s fight for plain packaging

  Canada's efforts to force tobacco manufacturers to use plain packaging will get a boost from a recent decision on similar measures in Uruguay, health advocates said Monday.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2016
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• Cigarette packs used as ‘mini billboards,’ says BC researcher, on international ‘No Tobacco Day’

  May 31 marks the World Health Organization’s ‘No Tobacco Day’ and this year, the focus is on the international effort to introduce plain, standardized packaging for tobacco products. Smokers are used to flashy packaging with lots of advertising on cigarette packs, but standardized packaging requirements only allow the brand name to be included in a pre-set size and font on the front of the box,...

  May 31, 2016