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India ranked 3rd in pictorial warnings on tobacco products

India has moved to 3rd rank globally among 205 countries with 85 per cent implementation of pictorial warnings on tobacco products packs.  This is a dramatic leap from the 136th position India held in 2014 and the 123rd in 2012, revealed an International Status Report at the ongoing WHO FCTC COP7 here.  The top two …

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November 10, 2016

India ranked 3rd in pictorial warnings on tobacco products

India has moved to 3rd rank globally among 205 countries with 85 per cent implementation of pictorial warnings on tobacco products packs.  This is a dramatic leap from the 136th position India held in 2014 and the 123rd in 2012, revealed an International Status Report at the ongoing WHO FCTC COP7 here.  The top two …

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November 10, 2016

90% cigar products comply with pictorial warnings in Assam

Ninety per cent of the cigarette products sold across Assam comply with the new rule mandating 85 per cent of package surface area to carry pictorial health warning on tobacco packets, according to a recent survey. The survey found that all leading brands of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco and bidis sold across Assam follow the …

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September 20, 2016