Tobacco products to be warned of more fatal damage and scary warning

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Further horror warnings will be published on cigarettes and packets of gutkha to warn of the fatal harm from tobacco products. These pictures show patients suffering from cancer of the mouth and throat due to the consumption of tobacco products and the magnitude of the disease.

The Ministry said in a statement that the printing of Figure-1 on all tobacco products manufactured or imported or packaged on or after September 1, 2020, and Figure-2 on all tobacco products manufactured or packaged on September 1, 2021 Printing will be mandatory.

It also states that anyone engaged directly or indirectly in the manufacture, production, supply, import or distribution of cigarettes or any tobacco products must ensure that all tobacco product packets mandate new specified health warnings Be printed

The statement said that violation of the above provision would be an offense punishable with imprisonment or fine under the provisions laid down in section 20 of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertising, Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) Act, 2003...

According to experts, around 1.2 million people die every year from tobacco use in India.

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