Anti-smoking summit targets packaging

HEALTH experts from across the world meeting in Durban this week are discussing proposals to strip tobacco manufacturers of one of their last marketing tools: eye-catching packaging. Representatives of the 160 countries that are attending the conference are considering the proposals that include a move towards generic or plain cigarette packs, with standardised colours, fonts and only the most objective information, including a very large health warning. Heather Selin of the World Health...