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Jump to full article: Trinidad Express (tt), 2008-01-09
Author: Driselle Ramjohn
Intro: LOCAL cigarette manufacturer West Indian Tobacco Company (Witco) has expressed support of greater regulations for the industry and is ready to meet with the Minister of Health to discuss new tobacco-related legislation. This in light of Health Minister Jerry Narace's announcement in Parliament on Monday that the government plans ban smoking in public places and ban the sale of, advertisement and promotion of tobacco to children.
Witco managing director Jean-Pierre du Coudray told the Express yesterday that the company has for many years been regulating itself according to international standards when it comes to the sale, advertisement or promotion of tobacco products to people under the age of 18 years.
He added that while it is still within the law to advertise cigarettes via television, radio,
newspapers, billboards, Witco has accepted its responsibility to the public and has ceased this sort marketing.
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