Posts

February 13, 2013

+

1:07 PM | A small cardboard box – what’s all the fuss about?

Over the next couple of days, MPs in Westminster will be opening their mail to find a range of shiny, rectangular boxes, colourful and slickly designed to maximise the appeal of their contents. Like all packaging of branded products – … Continue reading →

December 07, 2012

+

1:21 PM | Guest post – “Plain packs won’t encourage smuggling”

Richard Ferry is a Trading Standards Officer based in North East England, with more than thirty years experience of dealing with counterfeit or fake goods. He currently specialises in tobacco control, investigating the supply of illicit tobacco and working with … Continue reading →

August 13, 2012

+

5:00 PM | Plain packs – thanks for your support

The Department of Health consultation on the future of tobacco packaging closed on Friday. Since it launched, we’ve been running our campaign – “The answer is plain” – to raise awareness of the consultation and gather support for the removal … Continue reading →

May 14, 2012

+

2:35 PM | A personal experience of treating lung cancer patients

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Over 1.6 million people across the globe were diagnosed with the disease in 2008 (the last comprehensive count). That’s more than 4,300 people every day. But these chilling numbers aren’t … Continue reading →

May 11, 2012

+

4:08 PM | Plain packaging reaction: separating fact from fiction

Since we launched our campaign to put tobacco products in plain packs, it’s been interesting to read some of the reactions in the media – particularly those of the tobacco industry. Several points stand out that are worth discussing. Firstly, … Continue reading →

May 09, 2012

+

8:14 AM | Plain tobacco packs awaken a sleeping tobacco industry

Australia has passed legislation – due to come into effect in December 2012 – to standardise all tobacco packaging, removing all branding and imagery. As the UK government consults on the future of tobacco packaging, Cancer Research UK asked Professor Simon Chapman for … Continue reading →

April 25, 2012

+

11:01 PM | Should tobacco be sold in standardised packs? The answer is plain

Today we’ve publicly launched our new campaign: “The Answer is Plain”. We want to help raise awareness of the Government consultation into the future of tobacco packaging. As announced a couple of weeks ago, the Government is discussing whether to … Continue reading →

April 18, 2012

+

12:01 AM | “When you don’t have anything else, our packaging is our marketing”

If you’ve bought today’s Times newspaper you may have seen this page printed in there. On Monday, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley launched a three-month long public consultation on the future of tobacco packaging. What is up for discussion is whether … Continue reading →

April 16, 2012

+

11:38 AM | A personal story about the impact of tobacco

Andrew Lansley has launched a three-month long consultation on the future of tobacco packaging, and whether all cigarettes should be sold in packs of uniform size, shape and colour. This is a measure we fully support as a way to … Continue reading →