SINGAPORE – Shops will no longer be allowed to display cigarettes and tobacco products from next year.
Customers will have to request for a text-only price list from tobacco sellers instead.
This ban was implemented after amendments made to the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Bill were passed in Parliament today (March 14).
Retailers will be given a year before the display changes take effect, said Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Amy Khor who added that the move is intended to “de-normalise” tobacco use – particularly among youths.
More stringent regulation surrounding advertisements of tobacco products, which range from cigarettes and cigars, was also implemented.
The reduced promotion of these products includes the banning of advertisements that are made in Singapore – even if they are not targeted at Singaporeans.
These changes mean that sellers of tobacco products will have a text-only price list that will be given to customers at their request.
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