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Tob Control 1998;7:227 doi:10.1136/tc.7.3.227d
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Poland’s world-leading health warnings

Good news from Poland: despite a desperate fight by the tobacco industry, all cigarette packs sold in Poland since 14 June 1998 have been required to carry the world’s biggest health warnings. The new warnings must cover at least 30% of each of the two largest sides of the pack, up from a mere 4%. In practice, the single warning currently in use in Poland, “tobacco smoking causes cancer and heart disease”, is split into two, which respectively mention cancer on one side and heart disease on the other. …

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