RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Standardised cigarettes: the next step for tobacco policy?
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 258
OP 262
DO 10.1136/tc-2022-057417
VO 33
IS 2
A1 Yvette van der Eijk
YR 2024
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/33/2/258.abstract
AB As tobacco marketing restrictions intensify, tobacco companies increasingly turn to the cigarette product itself as a marketing medium with new flavours, capsules, novelty filter features and attractive cigarette stick designs. This paper considers a ‘standardised cigarettes’ policy as a potential next step in restricting tobacco marketing. This policy would remove from cigarette products all the elements that increase their appeal and addictiveness: added flavours, nicotine, and visual designs and branding. The result would be a cigarette that is flavourless, not especially addicting, and visually off-putting. This paper discusses what a standardised cigarettes policy might look like from a regulatory standpoint, and how it fits into current policy obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.