Starting today, a new law is coming into force in the UK that will oblige cigarette manufacturers to post health warnings in the form of a pictorial image, not just text.
Queen Victoria of England died in 1901. Her son Edward went to his friends in the living room of Buckingham Palace with a cigar and the words “Gentlemen, now you can smoke.”
Gentlemen can continue to smoke, but cigarette pack designers will be required to warn them of the possible consequences as clearly as possible. … In total, 15 different types of shocking pictures have been proposed, including photographs of diseased lungs and heart surgery.
Cigarette manufacturers around the world are rarely satisfied with the boring “Smoking is dangerous to your health” label.
EU: smokers will have reproductive problems
European Union: warns of impotence
Canada: an inscription in two official languages warns of the risk of impotence
Brazil: a whole cabinet of curiosities about possible consequences – from problems with their own health to consequences for children. For the most resistant – animals killed by a drop of nicotine.
Singapore: Smoking Causes Oral Disease
Hong Kong: incomprehensible, but intelligible.
“Scare the smoker” is perhaps the most popular way to contribute to the fight against a bad habit. Other ways are to stimulate with money, , encourage research и .