Get Involved - What are we calling for and why?

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The three key measures we are supporting will all protect children from the harm from tobacco. Smokefree legislation was a tremendous success but it has largely benefitted adults these measures will be part of a strategy to help prevent children from taking up smoking:

Point of sale displays
These are advertising and have become more prominent since the ban on advertising. They are used to recruit children to smoking by giving them information about brands. By comparison they are rarely used by adult smokers to choose what to smoke. Evidence shows that the cost to retailers of compliance will be less than £200 for a typical display. For more detailed information, please visit the Point of Sale Display section.

Vending machine sales
These machines are used by 17% of children as a regular source of tobacco while only 1% of all tobacco sales are from vending machines. Children are also rarely challenged by an adult when trying to make a purchase. Tobacco is the only age restricted product available from a vending machine and restrictions will not be enough to prevent children from accessing tobacco from them. Like the 22 European countries which already have we should ban sales of tobacco from them. For more detailed information, please visit the Vending Machines section.

Plain packaging
All tobacco products should be in plain packaging apart from the product name and health warning. The pack is an advert and it is a very powerful one, endorsed by every smoker as they carry it around with them. This would cut off a crucial means for the tobacco industry to communicate with children. For more detailed information, please visit the Plain Packaging section.

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