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    In Canada, each cigarette will get a warning label: ‘Poison in every puff’

    TORONTO (AP) – Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes.

    The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect August 1 and will be phased in.

    King-size cigarettes will be the first to feature the warnings and will be sold in stores by the end of July 2024, followed by regular-size cigarettes, and little cigars with tipping paper and tubes by the end of April 2025.

    “This bold step will make health warning messages virtually unavoidable,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett said on Wednesday.

    The warnings – in English and French – include “poison in every puff”, “tobacco smoke harms children” and “cigarettes cause impotence”,

    Health Canada said the strategy aims to reduce tobacco use below five-per-cent by 2035.

    New regulations also strengthen health-related graphic images displayed on packages of tobacco.

    Bennett’s statement said tobacco use kills 48,000 Canadians every year. Chief Executive of the Heart & Stroke charity Doug Roth, said the bold measure will ensure that dangers to lung health cannot be missed.

    The Canadian Cancer Society said the measure will reduce smoking and the appeal of cigarettes, thus preventing cancer and other diseases. Senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society Rob Cunningham, said health messaging will be conveyed in every puff and during every smoke break.

    This image provided by Health Canada shows the final wording of six separate warnings that will be printed directly on individual cigarettes as Canada becomes the first in the world to take that step aimed at helping people quit the habit. PHOTO: AP
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