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Abstract
The Tobacco Products Directive allows the possibility of strategic placement of health warnings on cigarette packs by manufacturers to reduce overall warning effectiveness. Information regarding health warning effectiveness was assessed in an online survey, and the prevalence of warnings on cigarette packs was assessed in a shop survey. Although we find no evidence of a strong correlation between health warning effectiveness ratings and their frequency on cigarette packs (r = −0.17, P = 0.56), there may be other ways this possibility is exploited. We suggest that this potential loophole is addressed and monitoring of the placement of health warnings on cigarette packs is continued.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 836-838 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | European Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 6 Jul 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Brain and Behaviour
- Tobacco and Alcohol
Keywords
- public policy
- surveillance and monitoring
- tobacco industry
- packaging and labelling
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MRC UoB UNITE Unit - Programme 6
Munafo, M. R. (Principal Investigator) & Munafo, M. R. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/13 → 31/03/18
Project: Research