Bradford Council Marks The Introduction Of Standardised Packaging

Tuesday, 31 May 2016 10:07

Bradford Council is marking World No Tobacco Day by celebrating the UK’s success in becoming the second country in the world to implement standardised tobacco packaging.

It welcomes this new legislation which is a landmark policy for tobacco control and calls on countries across the world to follow the UK in implementing standardised packaging.

Smoking remains the single biggest cause of preventable deaths in the district and is a threat to young people in particular. Two thirds of smokers start before the age of 18 and in 2013, five children started smoking in Bradford every day.

The Council believes standardised packaging will protect our young people from taking up this lethal habit by making packs less appealing and health warnings more effective.

Bradford Council is asking smokers to take notice of the new bolder health warnings and start a quit attempt on World No Tobacco Day. You can receive support from the Bradford district stop smoking service on 01274 437700.

Joanne Nykol, tobacco lead for Bradford Council, said:

"Although the district has seen the levels of smoking decrease over the last few years, the smoking rate is still higher than the national average. This means that there are hundreds of preventable deaths caused by smoking every year.”

"Over the last few years we have worked hard to reduce smoking in the area by targeting illicit trade in our area, helping families create smokefree homes, working in schools and supporting those looking to quit.”

"Our aim is to help create a smoke free district where the next generation understand that smoking is not a normal activity and that cigarettes kill one in every two long-term smokers.

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