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Inspectors detect 414 smoking violations at malls 

Jump to full article: The Peninsula (qa), 2010-05-17

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Inspection teams of Tobacco Control Unit of Public Health Department have controlled 414 smoking violations in shopping malls since the launch of the intensive anti –smoking campaign last march, Supreme Council of Health (SCH) revealed.

SCH has increased the number of the health inspectors to seven and field trips to 261.

The trained volunteers increased to four in line with a deliberate systematic plan, said Mohammed bin Hamad al Thani, Manager of Public Health Department of SCH.

Tobacco control intensive campaign was launched to activate 2002 Law No. (20) regulating the control of tobacco products.

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