(THE GIST OF PIB) Centre notifies new health warnings on tobacco product packs

[AUGUST-2022]

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packages by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008.

All tobacco products manufactured, imported, or packaged on or after December 1, 2022 shall display a new image with the textual health warning ‘Tobacco causes painful death’
New health warnings shall be for a period of twelve months.
According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey India (2016-17), nearly 267 million adults in India (29% of all adults) are users of tobacco.
Tobacco use is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cancer, lung disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
It accounts for more than 1.3 million deaths every year.

National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP).
Specified health warnings to cover 85% of the principal display area of tobacco product packs.
Guidelines for Tobacco Free Educational Institutions.