LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will consider whether to force tobacco companies to adopt plain packaging to try to reduce the attraction of smoking, according to a policy document on public ...

The UK was the third country to introduce plain packaging. The government gave tobacco companies and retailers a year to sell off fully branded stock before plain packaging became compulsory. This ...

Australian crime syndicates are using fake plain packaging — mass produced overseas — to legitimise illicit tobacco and flood the legal market with knock-offs.

Removing branding from cigarette packs in Canada significantly lowered the appeal of cigarettes, according to a new study from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project, at the University of ...

British lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of forcing tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packaging despite fierce opposition from the industry. MPs in the lower House of Commons voted 367 ...

Following reports that the UK government is likely to ban branding on cigarette packaging later this year, The Drum speaks to branding experts from Pearlfisher, Design Bridge and Lewis Moberly to take ...

Hong Kong plans to implement uniform tobacco packaging alongside a duty stamp system in the second quarter of 2027.

The UK government launched a set of proposals today, including a consultation on plain packaging that could threaten tobacco companies’ trade mark rights The package of measures was introduced on No ...

Vaping is a rapidly growing habit in Great Britain, particularly among younger people. Research by the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health found that in 2022 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds in ...

When it comes to tobacco, art matters. Package designs play a key role in influencing tobacco sales and tobacco companies spend $9.6 billion on point-of-sale marketing, advertising and promotion in ...

Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs, according to research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.

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