Sunday, November 6, 2016

Health Ministry To Introduce Health Pictorial Warnings For Local Tobacco Products Beedi And Cigars

Ministry Of  Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine is considering to print health pictorial warnings on wrappers of altetnative tobacco products "Beedi" and "Cigars"(Suruttu) as done on Cigarette Packets the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has stated.

"As Beedi and Cigars too harmful for human health there should be a plan to print health pictorial warnings on these products as well "Dr.Mahipala stressed.

The Ministry Of Health has introduced a  health pictorial  warnings For Cigarette Packets to print 80%  of it's  surface.

Cabinet had recently approved a proposal to increase the ses tax imposed on the   paper used to wrap Beedi from Rs.2000 to Rs3000 it has been revealed.

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