Published on Feb 24, 2012
'Light' cigarettes will soon be a thing of the past here due to new
rules that ban misleading descriptions on packets.
Tobacco firms will also be barred from using other words such as
'mild', which can lead smokers to believe the brand is healthy.
In fact, there is no evidence that 'light' cigarettes are any less
dangerous than regular ones, said Health Promotion Board (HPB)
chief executive Ang Hak Seng.
LIGHT OR NOT, IT KILLS
'The reality is that smoking kills, regardless of what type of
cigarette it is.'
Health Promotion Board chief executive Ang Hak
Seng
The ban, which kicks in from March next year, will affect about a
quarter of the brands sold in Singapore.
These
are the new warning labels that will appear on cigarette packs
beginning next year. Graphic images showing the consequences of
smoking were first introduced in 2004. -- PHOTO: HEALTH PROMOTION
BOARD