Getting tobacco out of sight in shops  
 

Through special deals with retailers, the tobacco industry keeps its deadly products highly visible and promotes them to children by "front of shop" displays in supermarkets and other retail outlets. These displays have been reduced by regulation - but not yet going as far as getting tobacco out of sight of children, as they've done elsewhere.

Read Why tobacco displays should be banned
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How it is now

How it should be

 

Up front - in kids' faces 

Typical displays in Australia 
(above and below) 
 expose rows and stacks of 
lethal, addictive products
 in clear view of children, 
recent quitters and others.

Out of sight 
In contrast, Saskatchewan, Canada (above)
has put tobacco in drawers 
and behind doors - to protect kids 
while still providing access to addicted smokers. 
This was decisively upheld by the courts in Jan. '05 

Below: Tobacco behind plain shelves in Bangkok, Thailand, January 2008

 

How it can be done here

This picture from February 2005 shows a Sydney supermarket that has done the right thing and put tobacco products out of sight. The small white labels list the brand names and prices. Smokers are not inconvenienced. 

 

 

Page last updated on 4/2/08