Gory cigarette packs aimed at curbing smoking in Singapore
(DPA)
Source: Khaleej Times (ae), 2004-06-15
Intro:
Every time smokers in Singapore reach for a cigarette, they will
see graphic colour images of a cancerous lung, a dying baby, a
brain oozing blood or a patient on his death bed in Singapore's
latest drive to cut smoking, a newspaper said on Tuesday
Starting in August, the six images to be printed on cigarette
packages will also include diseased gums and a family suffering
secondhand smoke in silence, The Straits Times reported.
Tobacco companies were given a year to implement the new rules
after they were passed in parliament in August.
Below the images will be written health warnings such as "Smoking
can cause a slow, painful death" and "Smoking harms your
family."
