April, 2010: The Australian government announces the most aggressive strategy yet: By 2012, the brand names on Australian cigarettes will be reduced to a tiny element in a generic font, leaving both sides of the package occupied by suitably horrific imagery
The products for which marketing grants were issued by the FDA are as follows, each with two nicotine strengths (3 mg and 6 mg): [68] ZYN Chill ZYN Cinnamo ZYN Citrus ZYN Coffee ZYN Cool Mint ZYN Menthol ZYN Peppermint, ZYN Smooth, ZYN Spearmint and ZYN Wintergreen
Halting the sale of these flavored tobacco products lays the groundwork for reversing decades of disparities in tobacco use, disease and death in Black and Brown communities
Theres also strong evidence from Australia, now four years into its plain packaging effort, that the measure has had an impact on smoking habits
Exact Size: The safety of cigarettes depends on the correct size of packaging
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