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A
new tobacco control law passed by NSW Parliament has been hailed as a
win for public health and a major victory over aggressive marketing by
tobacco pushers. Child
welfare, parent, teacher, health, medical, church and research bodies
have joined in congratulating the NSW Government and all political
parties for passing the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008. The
new law will put tobacco products out of sight in most shops by the
end of 2009, and ban smoking in cars carrying children. Says
Anne Jones, Chief Executive of ASH Australia, one of 40 organisations
in the Protecting Children from Tobacco campaign*: “These
addictive, lethal products at long last will be removed from the faces
of children and recent quitters - with little inconvenience for
existing smokers. “Tobacco
displays are an effective form of advertising. Research shows that
they normalise tobacco brands to children and predispose them towards
experimenting and becoming hooked into the vicious cycle of addiction. “While
many pharmaceutical products are sold out of sight by law,
tobacco products have been exempted and allowed to expand
hugely into prominent front-of-shop positions in supermarkets, petrol
stations, convenience and corner stores.
“We
call on all tobacco retailers, including tobacconists, to embrace the
spirit as well as the letter of this law, and to move as quickly as
possible to remove cigarette packets and other tobacco products from
view. “All
credit to the government and the parliament for showing how it’s
possible to stand up against the powerful profit-driven interests of
the tobacco industry, and put protecting peoples’ health first. “We
urge all states and territories to follow suit as quickly as
possible.” *
see Protecting Children from Tobacco campaign at
www.ashaust.org.au/lv4/ProtectChildrenEndorsements.htm Comment:
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