ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has produced comprehensive new guidance for retailers on the upcoming changes to tobacco retailing coming into force as part of the revised EU Tobacco Products Directive and Standardised Packaging legislation. From Friday 20 May 2016,
Plain packaging is to put iconic British exports at risk as key trading partners seek retaliation over the unproven measure, senior industry figures warned today. The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has expressed alarm that plain packaging could soon spread to
The Petrol Retailers Association has joined Priti Patel MP in her campaign to oppose the UK Government’s plans for plain packaging for tobacco products, a policy which is already opposed by over 70% of retailers. Patel has warned introducing plain packaging
Philip Morris claims the Government has ignored evidence from Australia on the impacts of plain packaging in its decision to implement plain packaging for tobacco products in England following the Chantler Review. Responding to the Government’s statement, Philip Morris said: “Sir Cyril
ACS is calling on Government to undertake an urgent full assessment of wider impact of standardised packaging on businesses, following the statement by Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, that they are publishing regulations to introduce plain packaging in the UK. ACS has already
Legislation to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco is not fit for purpose, say campaigners. In a submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, the smokers’ group Forest Eireann argues plain packaging will not stop children smoking and
As the Government contemplates the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and 724,000 people work towards a quit date with NHS Stop Smoking Services this year, the rise of the electronic cigarette provides a powerful case study of how product manufacturers
Campaigners opposed to plain packaging of tobacco have accused the government of ignoring the views of hundreds of thousands of people who opposed the policy in a public consultation. They also describe as “premature” the government’s decision to commission a
High streets are likely to be hit hard by plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco products and 6,400 convenience stores could shut down. That’s according to a new report commissioned by Philip Morris, which looks at the potential impact of the
Smokers’ lobby group Forest claims the Australian court ruling in favour of plain tobacco packaging will not affect its campaign against similar legislation in the UK. Forest, which runs the Hands Off Our Packs campaign, says plain packaging is an
Opponents of plain packaging of tobacco have launched an online advertising campaign against the measure. The campaign was created by the smokers’ lobby group Forest to promote the Hands Off Our Packs initiative. It features a video, ‘Nanny Town’, plus a
The director general of a leading UK think-tank is backing a campaign opposing plain cigarette packaging and claims there is no evidence it will stop people smoking. Speaking at the launch of the Hands Off Our Packs campaign, organised by smokers’
Children and young people are being hoodwinked by cigarette packaging, according to new research by the British Heart Foundation. The charity’s survey of 2,700 16-25 year-old smokers and non-smokers, found over 25% per cent of regular smokers believed one branded
Tobacco displays will be banned in England from 2012 in large stores and 2015 in smaller shops in a bid to drive down smoking. The Government has delayed the implementation of the ban, which was due to commence in October
