Graphic warnings on tobacco packs ready

[geovalin]

Sen David

The Association of Tobacco Industry of Cambodia announced on Saturday that new cigarette packaging, including graphic images and warning text, was ready – as required by the government as of July 23 – but may not hit the market for a few months as businesses get rid of old stock.

According to a law adopted on October 22, 2015, and clarified by the Ministry of Health on February 15, graphic photos need to cover 50 per cent of the cigarette packets, and a written message in Khmer must cover another 5 per cent.

Fines are 4 million riel (about $1,000) for noncomplying tobacco companies; 2 million riel for distributors and wholesalers; and 10,000 riel for retailers.

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[ezzra]

Can't be worse than Australia, where they have all those gory pictures on the packet, but never mind that, a pack of 30 sticks cost like AUD$ 40, enough to

put of smoking or go broke trying....