Canada Becomes First Country to Print Health Warnings on Individual Cigarettes

Health Canada has announced that every cigarette in Canada will soon carry a health warning, making it the first country in the world to do so. The new packaging will feature a warning on each cigarette with phrases like "Cigarettes cause cancer" and "Poison in every puff". The regulation will come into effect on 1 August, and it is part of an effort to reduce tobacco use in Canada to less than 5% by 2035. The move was applauded by the Canadian Cancer Society, Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Lung Association, who said they hope the measures will deter people, especially youth, from taking up smoking.