Canada To Become First Country To Place Health Warnings On Individual Cigarettes

A fresh set of Health Canada regulations that will require warning labels on individual cigarettes has now come into effect.

The move, announced earlier this year, makes Canada the first country in the world to take that step in the ongoing effort to help smokers kick the habit and deter potential puffers from picking it up.

The wording that will eventually be on every cigarette, written in English and French on the paper around the filter, ranges from warnings about harming children and damaging organs to causing impotence and leukemia.

“Poison in every puff,” cautions one.

Manufacturers have until the end of July 2024 to ensure the warnings are on all king-size cigarettes sold, followed by regular-size cigarettes and little cigars with tipping paper and tubes by the end of April 2025.

To learn more, visit Government of Canada.