Canada to Become First Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes

Canada to Become First Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes
Projected design of cigarettes featuring individual health warnings. Health Canada
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Canada is set to become the first country in the world to require tobacco companies to print health-warning labels directly on individual cigarettes in a bid to make more Canadians quit smoking.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett announced on May 31 that the new health-warning requirements will come into effect on Aug. 1.