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Marlboro accused of bypassing cigarette packaging laws with branded tins

on May 20, 2017 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, has been accused of using branded reusable cigarette tins to bypass the strict plain packaging laws that are coming into force in the UK this weekend.

Under the new tobacco laws, all cigarettes will have branding removed in favour of standardised green packaging, while over half of the packaging must be covered in health warnings that are graphic in nature.

Stores will also no longer be allowed to stock packets of 10 cigarettes or smaller sizes of rolling tobacco, as part of a slew of measures designed to curb the appeal Read full story ›

Source: The Drum