New specified health warnings on tobacco product packs |ForumIAS

ForumIAS LATEST

1. 1. SFG FRC 2027 | Program starts from 19th Dec. 2026 | Admissions open for Entrance Test Click Here to know more →
  2. Prelims Test Series (PTS) for Prelims 2027 starts 11th Oct. 2026 Click Here to know more →
  3. [Pre-order] Ethics Redbook 3rd Edition: Delivery starts from 10th October onwards Click Here to Read More →
  4. 21 Sept. | GS Advance Program (GSAP) for UPSC 2027 Mains starts from 11th Oct. Click Here to Read More →

News: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare amended Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008.

Facts:

New sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs has been notified by the amendment.
All tobacco products manufactured or imported or packaged on or after September 1, shall display the first images
Those manufactured or imported or packaged on or after September 1, 2021 shall display the second image.
Violation of the provision is a punishable offence under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.

Additional Facts:

Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA)

It prohibits advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products in India.
Smoking in public places (including indoor workplaces) is prohibited.
Pictorial warnings: Pictorial warnings on both sides of packages of cigarettes, bidis and all forms of chewing tobacco products is compulsory and currently covers 85% of the packet.