Sentences with phrase «plain cigarette packaging»

This independent review forms part of the consultation on plain cigarette packaging and admits that there is a pervasive lack of evidence: «Many of the studies use hypothetical scenarios, and are therefore not truly able to test how individuals would react or behave if plain packaging was to be introduced».

Reports that a consultation on introducing plain cigarette packaging was to be launched by the Department of Health in spring 2012 attracted strong criticism from the tobacco industry.

Initial skirmishes are taking place over plans to impose plain cigarette packaging, ahead of a public consultation this spring.

Certainly the Labour Party hopes so, launching an onslaught of backbench questions regarding the PM's adviser and his «devastating conflict of interest» with the ditched plain cigarette packaging policy.

Andrew Lansley is edging towards plain cigarette packaging to de-glamourise them, but he has also resisted the traffic light method of labelling unhealthy food for busy mums.

The team showed 19 current smokers aged 18 - 30 a series of images of either GWLs - consisting of a graphic and text - text - only warning labels or plain cigarette packaging for 4 seconds each.

Plain cigarette packaging could lead to fewer smokers, but fewer smokers would mean a significant drop in revenue, requiring other taxes to increase or government spending to decrease.

A man smokes a cigarette in Paris, holding a sample of a «plain cigarette packaging» cigarette box (Getty Images)