RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Health warning labelling practices on narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 235
OP 239
DO 10.1136/tc.2009.031773
VO 19
IS 3
A1 Nakkash, Rima
A1 Khalil, Joanna
YR 2010
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/19/3/235.abstract
AB Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence is increasing around the globe despite current evidence that smoke emissions are toxic and contain carcinogenic compounds.Objective To evaluate current health warning labelling practices on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories.Methods All waterpipe tobacco products, as well as waterpipe accessories, were purchased from Lebanon and a convenience sample was obtained from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Canada, Germany and South Africa.Findings Of the total number of waterpipe tobacco products collected from Lebanon, the majority had textual health warning labels covering on average only 3.5% of total surface area of the package. Misleading descriptors were commonplace on waterpipe tobacco packages and related accessories.Conclusions There are no WHO FCTC compliant waterpipe-specific health warning labels on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. Introducing health warnings on waterpipe tobacco products and accessories will probably have worldwide public health benefits.