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Jump to full article: The Hindu Online (in), 2009-05-31
Author: Ananya Dutta
Intro: According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification, all packaging of tobacco products must carry pictorial warnings with effect from Sunday, but experts here say it may take a month for them to actually appear on the shelves.
"Strictly according to the law, you should not have any of the old stock being sold from May 31 itself, but at least we can be assured that the manufacturing of the old packaging will stop," Dr. S. Mittal, senior consultant for the WHO Tobacco Free Initiative in West Bengal, said on Sunday.
The tobacco industry has stated that it has inventory to clear, which may take about a month, but if any packet is manufactured after May 31 without the pictorial warning, both the manufacturer and seller would be liable for prosecution, Dr. Mittal added.
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