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Sri Lanka puts off graphic labeling on cigarettes till March 2013
Sri Lanka's health ministry has put off graphic labeling designed to educate consumers on the cancer and heart disease causing effects of cigarette smoke till March 2013.
Nov 12, 2012
Lanka Business Today (lk)
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Nov 12, 2012 11:08
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Sri Lanka tobacco company gets more time to comply with graphic warning law
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today granted the Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) more time to comply with the Health Ministry regulations to mark cigarette packs with graphic warnings. The Supreme Court hearing an appeal by the CTC against an Appellate Court rul
Feb 28, 2013
LankaPage.com
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Feb 28, 2013 13:52
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[Asia, Sri Lanka] Tobacco company lures 110000 into smoking
Against a backdrop of delays in making pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs mandatory, almost 110, 000 new smokers have taken up smoking within the last five years, The Nation learns. Senior House Officer at the National Cancer Institute, Mahara
Apr 7, 2013
The Nation (lk)
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Apr 7, 2013 00:55
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[Sri Lanka] Controversy over pictorial health warnings covering the front and back of the tobacco packs
The tobacco industry in Sri Lanka which is a monopoly of Sri Lanka has filed a court case against the decision of the Minister of Health. Currently there is a debate regarding the size of the warnings.
Mar 26, 2013
Asian Tribune
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Mar 26, 2013 14:59
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[Sri Lanka] Decision to include pictorial health warnings on cigarette packets: Thumbs up from several organisations
Several organisations in the forefront of the anti-tobacco campaign in the country, yesterday welcomed the Health Ministry decision to include pictorial health warnings on cigarette packets.
Nov 26, 2012
Daily News (lk)
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Nov 25, 2012 17:21
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Sri Lanka tobacco firm in court against labeling
Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tobacco Company, a unit of British American Tobacco has gone to the court of appeal against new labeling rules by the island's health ministry which requires graphic labeling.
Nov 3, 2012
Lanka Business Online (lk)
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Nov 5, 2012 04:42
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[Sri Lanka] Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs have impacted positively -WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) while welcoming Sri Lanka’s initiative to include pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging said studies carried out in countries where such regulations have been implemented show, this has helped increase public
Mar 27, 2013
Daily News (lk)
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Mar 30, 2013 18:22
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[Sri Lanka] Big decision on tobacco warnings this week
The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) will go ahead with its decision to have pictorial warnings displayed on each pack of cigarettes covering 80 per cent of its front and back, The Island learns. The Supreme Court on Feb. 28, asked the N
Mar 25, 2013
The [Sri Lanka] Island (lk)
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Mar 24, 2013 23:29
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[Sri Lanka] Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs effective deterrent
Medical experts yesterday said, the worth of introducing picture-based warnings on cigarette packs in Sri Lanka could be measured in terms of lives saved in the future. While noting that at least 55 people die daily in Sri Lanka due to smoking related
Mar 18, 2013
Daily News (lk)
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Mar 18, 2013 04:59
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[Asia, Sri Lanka] Supermarkets used to promote smoking
with pending cases regarding graphic pictorial on cigarette cartons to be heard before the Supreme Court soon, companies have opted less direct methods for advertising, especially by displaying them above the cashiers in supermarkets. “This easily catches
May 26, 2013
The Nation (lk)
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May 26, 2013 02:08