health warnings were put on cigarette packets in 2003.
when were health warnings put on cigarette packets?
2003
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