down the avenue: Smoking British Style

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June 25, 2005

Smoking British Style

I ran into a smoker from the UK recently and he pulled out a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. At first, I thought it was a 'joke,' given the size of the warning, however apparently it's legit. Can you believe this? Way to go England.

June 25, 2005 in Europe, On People & Life | Permalink

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Hey, that's nothing. Check out the Canadian labels!

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/legislation/warnings/warnings.html

smp

Posted by: Stephen Pierzchala | Jun 25, 2005 6:40:44 PM

Renee - I noticed the exact same thing a couple weeks ago in the London airport. see my post w/ picture:

http://bigben.blogs.com/zurich/2005/06/travel_to_zuric.html

Posted by: Ben Casnocha | Jun 26, 2005 12:44:05 PM

In fact these horrifying messages and photos are mandatory all over the European Union. It is a hihg-level EU directive and it has to be applied in all countries. Here in spain the most usual one is "El tabaco puede matar" (Tobacco can kill you). I am not a smoker but I think smokers are really under high emotional stress just by entering a tobacconist's!

Posted by: Ramon Sangüesa | Jul 2, 2005 3:49:56 PM

I think it is important for the habitual smoker to make serious efforts to quit it is early as possible, because it shortens life.

Posted by: Andrew Spark | Feb 17, 2006 9:02:21 PM