Plain tobacco packaging urged countries to consider plain packaging, and noted that Bhutan had banned the sale of tobacco earlier in 2011. New Zealand Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia congratulated the Australian Health Minister, noted that tobacco labelling rules have long been harmonised between Australia and New Zealand, and looked forward to New Zealand following suit. In April 2011, Minister Roxon released an exposure draft of plain packaging legislation with an expected start date of 1 July 2012. Australian newspapers reported that the legislation was likely to pass despite concerns from the Opposition. It was suggested the Opposition resistance to the legislation was
Tobacco products mentions that it is "often used to clean teeth". The manufacturer recommends letting the paste linger in the mouth before rinsing. Dipping tobacco, also known as "dip", "moist snuff" (or simply "snuff"), "American moist snuff", or "spit tobacco", is a form of smokeless tobacco. (It should also be noted that the term "smokeless tobacco" itself is a broad one which, while generally referring to all tobacco products which do not require smoking (e.g. nasal snuff, chewing tobacco, snus, etc.), is popularly used to refer specifically to dipping tobacco.) Dip is sometimes also called "chew" or "chaw"; because of this, it