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Place Bigger Warnings On Cigarette Packs Immediately, Says Top Court
Tobacco companies, which have been opposing the government order to place bigger pictorial warnings on packs of tobacco products, have been told by the Supreme Court to do so without any further delay.
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Tobacco Industry Packs Must Carry Bigger Warnings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the tobacco industry must adhere to government rules requiring stringent health warnings on cigarette packs, in a major setback for the $11-billion industry that opposes the new policy.
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ITC Says to Keep Cigarette Factories Shut Over Health Warning Rules
India's top cigarette maker ITC Ltd, part-owned by British American Tobacco, said it was not ready to print bigger health warnings on its packs as mandated by the government and will keep its factories shut until clarity emerges on the new rules.
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Maharashtra FDA Seizes Cigarettes Worth Rs 273 Crore
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized cigarettes worth Rs 273 crore from several parts of the state for alleged violation of the Centre's new rule on the size of health warnings on packets.
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Government Moves To Enforce Bigger Pictorial Warnings On Tobacco Products
The Health Ministry has written to the states and ministries to strictly enforce bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco product packs that became mandatory from April 1.
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Government Steps Up Fight Against Big Tobacco Over Health Warnings
The Health Ministry on Tuesday ordered government agencies to enforce a new rule for bigger health warnings on tobacco packets, stepping up a fight against the $10-billion cigarette industry that has shut down its factories in protest.
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Cigarette Factories Close Over New Pictorial Warnings On Packs
As bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco products became mandatory from today, cigarette companies announced they were stopping production, citing "ambiguity" on the issue. The move will result in an estimated loss of Rs 350 crore a day in turnover for the tobacco industry.
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Implement Bigger Warnings On Tobacco Products: Medical Association to Centre
The Indian Medical Association has urged the Centre to ensure timely implementation of the 85 per cent pictorial health warnings display on both sides of tobacco packages from April 1.
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Bigger Warnings on Tobacco Products From Next Year, Rules Court
Graphic warnings will have to cover at least 85 per cent of the packaging on both sides of tobacco products, the Rajasthan High Court ruled today.
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After Delay, Bigger Warnings on Tobacco Products From Next Year
Almost five months after the Health Ministry decided to indefinitely delay making it mandatory to have large pictorial warnings on all tobacco products in India, it has now decided to implement them from April 1 next year.
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Bigger Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products a Must: Rajasthan Court to Centre
The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Centre to ensure that larger pictorial warnings are carried on all tobacco products. The Centre has time till October 29 to implement the order. In case of violation, the Heath secretary will face contempt charges.
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For Cigarette Warnings, Health Ministry Stubbed Out its Own Advice
Delaying bigger health warnings on cigarette packets "has no precedent" and "may not stand legal scrutiny," was what the Health Ministry advised. But two days later, in March, Health Minister JP Nadda said an earlier decision to cover 85% of a cigarette packet with warnings would miss its scheduled April rollout.
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Government Vows to Press Tobacco Companies for Bigger Health Warnings
Up to 900,000 Indians die every year of tobacco-related diseases, the government said in 2010. That could rise to 1.5 million by 2020 if users do not kick the habit, the International Tobacco Control Project estimates.
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Place Bigger Warnings On Cigarette Packs Immediately, Says Top Court
Tobacco companies, which have been opposing the government order to place bigger pictorial warnings on packs of tobacco products, have been told by the Supreme Court to do so without any further delay.
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Tobacco Industry Packs Must Carry Bigger Warnings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the tobacco industry must adhere to government rules requiring stringent health warnings on cigarette packs, in a major setback for the $11-billion industry that opposes the new policy.
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ITC Says to Keep Cigarette Factories Shut Over Health Warning Rules
India's top cigarette maker ITC Ltd, part-owned by British American Tobacco, said it was not ready to print bigger health warnings on its packs as mandated by the government and will keep its factories shut until clarity emerges on the new rules.
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Maharashtra FDA Seizes Cigarettes Worth Rs 273 Crore
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized cigarettes worth Rs 273 crore from several parts of the state for alleged violation of the Centre's new rule on the size of health warnings on packets.
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Government Moves To Enforce Bigger Pictorial Warnings On Tobacco Products
The Health Ministry has written to the states and ministries to strictly enforce bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco product packs that became mandatory from April 1.
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Government Steps Up Fight Against Big Tobacco Over Health Warnings
The Health Ministry on Tuesday ordered government agencies to enforce a new rule for bigger health warnings on tobacco packets, stepping up a fight against the $10-billion cigarette industry that has shut down its factories in protest.
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Cigarette Factories Close Over New Pictorial Warnings On Packs
As bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco products became mandatory from today, cigarette companies announced they were stopping production, citing "ambiguity" on the issue. The move will result in an estimated loss of Rs 350 crore a day in turnover for the tobacco industry.
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Implement Bigger Warnings On Tobacco Products: Medical Association to Centre
The Indian Medical Association has urged the Centre to ensure timely implementation of the 85 per cent pictorial health warnings display on both sides of tobacco packages from April 1.
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Bigger Warnings on Tobacco Products From Next Year, Rules Court
Graphic warnings will have to cover at least 85 per cent of the packaging on both sides of tobacco products, the Rajasthan High Court ruled today.
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After Delay, Bigger Warnings on Tobacco Products From Next Year
Almost five months after the Health Ministry decided to indefinitely delay making it mandatory to have large pictorial warnings on all tobacco products in India, it has now decided to implement them from April 1 next year.
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Bigger Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products a Must: Rajasthan Court to Centre
The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Centre to ensure that larger pictorial warnings are carried on all tobacco products. The Centre has time till October 29 to implement the order. In case of violation, the Heath secretary will face contempt charges.
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For Cigarette Warnings, Health Ministry Stubbed Out its Own Advice
Delaying bigger health warnings on cigarette packets "has no precedent" and "may not stand legal scrutiny," was what the Health Ministry advised. But two days later, in March, Health Minister JP Nadda said an earlier decision to cover 85% of a cigarette packet with warnings would miss its scheduled April rollout.
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Government Vows to Press Tobacco Companies for Bigger Health Warnings
Up to 900,000 Indians die every year of tobacco-related diseases, the government said in 2010. That could rise to 1.5 million by 2020 if users do not kick the habit, the International Tobacco Control Project estimates.
