health warnings were put on cigarette packets on 1 june 2009.
health warnings were put on cigarette packets on 1 june 2009.
when were health warnings put on cigarette packets?
1 june 2009
cigarette packets sold in india are required to carry graphical and textual health warnings. the warning must cover at least 85% of the surface of the pack, of which 60% must be pictorial and the remaining 25% contains textual warnings in english, hindi or any other indian language.









































in 2003, india ratified the world health organisation's framework convention on tobacco control, which includes a recommendation for large, clear health warnings on tobacco packages. however, there was a delay in implementing graphic warning labels.
tobacco packaging warning messages
warning messages on russian cigarette packets revised in 2013, falling in line with european union standards.









































note: 12 different variants.









































section::::serbia.









































the warning messages on serbian cigarette packets are visually similar to those in european union countries, but the texts used in serbia are not translated directly from eu-approved texts.









































section::::singapore.









































text warnings were first added on cigarette packets. they used blunt, straight-to-the-point messages such as 'smoking causes lung cancer'. they were later replaced by graphic warnings in august 2004. they featured gory pictures and were printed with the messages:









































bullet::::- smoking causes a slow painful death
tobacco packaging warning messages