{"id":1269,"date":"2016-09-09T05:07:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T05:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/tc\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2016-09-09T05:07:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T05:07:50","slug":"new-zealand-no-more-silent-salesman-cigarette-plain-packaging-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/tc\/2016\/09\/09\/new-zealand-no-more-silent-salesman-cigarette-plain-packaging-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand: no more ‘silent salesman’ – cigarette plain packaging passed"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 8 September, New Zealand joined a growing international move to outlaw the tobacco industry’s ‘silent salesman’ when it became the latest country to introduce cigarette plain packaging.<\/p>\n

The legislation – the Smoke-Free Environments (Tobacco Standardised Packaging) Amendment Bill was passed on its third and final reading in the New Zealand parliament with 108 votes in favour, 13 against.<\/p>\n

The move has been welcomed by health experts as a an important measure towards achieving the goal of Smokefree 2025. Professor Janet Hoek, co-director of \u00a0research group Aspire 2025 said:\u00a0\u201cStandardised packaging is a pivotal measure in the road to Smokefree 2025. It transforms tobacco packaging from a highly effective marketing tool, particularly for youth and young adults, to a plain and unattractive object.\u00a0 For decades, tobacco companies have used skilfully designed packaging to help attract the next generation of smokers and the government has rightly ended this practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professor Hoek has led several studies on cigarette plain packaging, as well as an innovative study on the potential for dissuasive cigarette sticks.<\/a><\/p>\n

Australia, the United Kingdom and France have already introduced plain packaging, while several other countries have either legislated or are preparing to legislate for them, in line with guidelines for implementation of Articles 11 and 13<\/a> of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On 8 September, New Zealand joined a growing international move to outlaw the tobacco industry’s ‘silent salesman’ when it became the latest country to introduce cigarette plain packaging. The legislation – the Smoke-Free Environments (Tobacco Standardised Packaging) Amendment Bill was passed on its third and final reading in the New Zealand parliament with 108 votes […]<\/p>\n

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