The non-government organization appeals for strengthening the Chinese tobacco and packing warning labels

The non-government organization appeals for strengthening the Chinese tobacco and packing warning labels
The non-government organization appeals for strengthening the Chinese tobacco and packing warning labels
News from China News Agency Kunming on December 25 (Kang Jing) "The warning label on the cigarette cast can stimulate the will that people give up smoking, can prevent teenagers from stepping into the smoker's ranks too, abolish the important links of offering cigarette culture. " The Chinese non-government organization " Exceed and lose the centre " Person in charge cigarette cast that XiaoLiang Li hold during this period today warn label, express at the media's seminar. According to the introduction of Li XiaoLiang, Chinese Government signed " the tobacco controlled the frame convention " in 2003, and fulfilled this convention in China formally in 2006. Stipulate, China will pack all cigarette casts to change and warn labels before January 1 of 2009 according to " convention ". Close to there is only a short period of a few days within a definite time perioding, the change of the external packing of cigarette cast is not obvious on the market in China now, not warning the picture, original too " it is harmful to health to smoke " to warn languages Foundation at,add only every one " it is good for health to give up smoking as soon as possible " ,Even some cigarette casts continue to use old packaging. As more and more countries adopt the strong warning label, its result shows, the large-scale, striking, picture type label can transmit the danger that the tobacco uses, influence the public understanding that the tobacco used endangering, the picture warns labels are greater than the influence of the pure text label at the same time, low educational level audience and children, these two kinds of disadvantaged groups, can understand, can reduce teenagers' will of smoking effectively, and encourage smokers to give up smoking. " the tobacco controlled the frame convention " that World Health Organization made in May of 2003 was the first global hygiene treaty of the world, also the first global health convention with engagement of international law in history. Every contracting party of 11th requirement of " convention " implements the valid measure in sanctioning " convention " the next three years, warn the adverse effect that the tobacco uses in all tobacco is packed. " exceed and lose the centre " It is the first of Yunnan Province that specializes in folk organization that tobacco controls, it is the only two of China that are devoted to one of the folk mechanisms that tobacco controls too. This organization is established together by a group of public medical and health experts and media workers ambitious in accusing of cigarette and health promotion in Yunnan Province in May of 2008, aim at in order to promote China to fulfil " the tobacco controls the frame convention " the process is guided actively. (Kang Jing)


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