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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 moved out of sight by law in most jurisdictions (NSW, ACT; soon in Vic, WA, Tasmania, NT). In SA and Queensland they are still in view but reduced in size by regulation. Read Why
tobacco displays should be banned
Tobacco out of sight under state law in NSW, Australia These pictures from January 2010 show
how a major supermarket chain in NSW, Australia, has put tobacco out of
sight under new state law. The small white labels list the brand variant names and
prices for retail staff. Smokers are not inconvenienced - most
already know
their brand. The law
prescribes price boards (plain font, black and white, with size limits)
and health warnings with Quitline contact. Large retailers like
this will be followed by smaller shops from July 1, 2010.
The NSW law includes duty-free shops - like the one below in central Sydney where the only sign of tobacco is a price board and health warning with Quitline details..
Page last updated 4/2/10 |
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