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It is great to see the display ban for tobacco products now introduced in all shops and businesses across England and Wales. The new law which came into force on Monday (April 6) follows on from the tobacco display ban for all large shops which came into force in 2012. The new legislation now makes it illegal for any retailer (regardless of size) selling to the public to display tobacco products.
The ban will have a positive impact on the 18,000 young people we currently see starting to smoke in the NW every year. One year after the ban for large shops was introduced in 2012, one in four young quitters said it helped them stop smoking, meaning that out-of-sight, out-of-mind really does work with tobacco products and young people. Furthermore, we also saw high compliance and relatively little confusion. You can find out more by reading our press release here.
For guidance on implementation, retailers can visit the Department of Health’s business companion website or contact the Trading Standards department of their local authority if they are unsure how to make their tobacco display compliant.
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The House of Lords approved standardised tobacco packaging on March 16th, meaning cigarette packs will now be stripped of all attractive promotional aspects to make way for strong anti-smoking health messages. The introduction of standard packaging is expected at the same time as the EU Tobacco Products Directive measures on packaging and labelling, on 20th May 2016. The UK follows Australia and the Republic of Ireland by choosing to introduce this important health measure. French MPs last Friday (April 4) also passed a government-backed proposal to use standard packs without logos.
Read more here.
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Hi , welcome to your April eNews.
It has been another positive month for tobacco control, with the tobacco display ban introduced this week and standardised packaging approved by the House of Lords and set to be implemented in May 2016.
Both measures will have a positive impact on NW young people, helping to protect them from enticing tobacco industry marketing through eye-catching packaging and displays.
ASH has developed a useful briefing for legislation changes which you may find useful and can view by clicking here. It details pivotal upcoming changes in legislation that will help to denormalise tobacco in our communities, protect children and take us another step closer to making smoking history for children.
Ian White, Project Manager: Communications and Marketing
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