In December 2012 Australia became the first country in the world to introduce legislation on plain packaging for tobacco products. Between April and August 2012, the UK government conducted a consultation on bringing in similar legislation in this country. As part of this consultation, the Department of Health published an independent scientific review that examined the findings of from 37 studies providing evidence of the impacts of plain tobacco packaging. This review found strong evidence that plain packaging would reduce the appeal of tobacco products and make health warnings more effective. A recent YouGov poll also found that 62% of people were in favour of plain packaging and just 11% were opposed to it.
One organisation that has come out in support of plain packaging is Cancer Research UK.
Click here for a video produced by Cancer Research UK, arguing that plain packaging is vital in making smoking less appealing to children.
Click here for a video made by Imperial Tobacco arguing that plain packaging is a case of the "Nanny State" gone too far.
Do you think that plain packaging would help to stop people taking up smoking?
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