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Cigarette pack stickers hide health warnings

2012-12-13 71 Dailymotion

TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~**AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA / .COM.AU INTERNET SITES / ANY INTERNET SITE OF ANY AUSTRALIAN BASED MEDIA ORGANISATIONS OR MOBILE PLATFORMS / AUSTRALIAN NVO CLIENTS / SMH.COM .AU / NEWS.COM.AU<br/> <br />Australia's tough cigarette packaging laws have prompted one company to sell stickers to help smokers conceal the health warnings and graphic images.<br/> <br />Legislation that went into effect less than two weeks ago stripped packets of all branding, bright colours and logos, leaving only the name printed in identical small font.<br/> <br />The packets also display images depicting a range of diseases intended to warn smokers off the habit.<br/> <br />Boxwrap, the company selling the stickers, says demand is so great that its website crashed under the load.<br/> <br />The Australian government says it is seeking legal advice to determine whether the product is illegal.

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