Canada will start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes. It will be the first country to do so
“Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.” “Poison in every puff.” Those are among the messages that will soon appear – in English and French – on cigarettes in Canada. The country announced Wednesday it will require health warnings to be printed directly on every individual cigarette – the first country in the world to do so. “The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging and Labelling Regulations will be part of the Government of Canada’s continued efforts to help adults who smoke to quit, to protect youth and non-tobacco users from...