Working for a tobacco-free Scotland
15 December 2011
The UK Government has announced today that the planned public consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products that was due to take place by the end of this year has been put back until Spring 2012.
In response to the announcement, Chief Executive of leading anti-tobacco charity ASH Scotland, Sheila Duffy said:
“As a society we need to protect young people from the harms of tobacco and help prevent them taking up this deadly habit. The evidence suggests that plain packaging will make tobacco products less attractive to children but tobacco companies will oppose any such moves. In order to see the benefits of plain packaging legislation we need to get the details right and the extra time before the consultation will allow that to happen.”
Action on Smoking & Health (Scotland) (ASH Scotland) is a registered Scottish charity (SC 010412) and a company limited by guarantee(Scottish company no 141711). The registered office is 8 Frederick Street, Edinburgh EH2 2HB.
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