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Hassell: Ban the smoking 

SMOKING, salt and soft drinks have come under serious scrutiny by the National Commission for Chronic Non Communicable Diseases, and chairman Professor Trevor Hassell wants authorities to do something about them.

He said Government should consider enacting a legislation to eliminate smoking in public places and a ban on the sale, advertising and promotion of tobacco products to minors, with insistence on effective warning labels on cigarette packages.

Addressing the Active Caribbean Workshop on Friday night, Hassell also suggested the articulation of a national policy on the consumption of salt

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