Graphic Health Warning for Smoking in Canada
The 8 pictures shown above are photocopies of the cigarette package bought
in the province of Quebec, Canada,
in October 2007.
Tobacco product packaging displays health information messages on diseases
caused by tobacco use or
tips on quitting smoking, which is printed on the inside slider or leaflet.
The regulation that allowed for
these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in
the world to implement
such strong labelling and reporting measures.
上記掲載した８枚の写真はタバコの箱２分の１のスペースに表示されたフランス語で書かれた喫煙警告表示である。
いずれも2007年10月にカナダ・ケベック州にて購入したタバコの箱を撮影した。カナダ政府（Health Canada）
はタバコの箱の表示について画像を使用した警告表示、タバコの煙の毒性についての具体的な記述を記載せねば
ならないとの規制を設けている。
 
日本禁煙学会、掛園浩先生提供による写真提示および解説
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The United Nations health agency called on governments to require that
all tobacco packages include
pictures to warn consumers of the ill effects of tobacco use, which kills more than five million people every
year. Studies reveal that even among people who believe tobacco is harmful,
few understand its specific
health risks. Health warnings on tobacco packages are a simple, cheap and
effective strategy that can
vastly reduce tobacco use and save lives. Studies on the country of Brazil, Canada, Singapore and Thailand,
in which the use of warnings employing both pictures and text was carried
out, reveal remarkably consistent
findings on their positive impact.
Source: 2009.5.29 WHO
世界保健機関（ＷＨＯ）は2009年5月、タバコの健康被害を示す写真などをパッケージに印刷することをタバコ業界
に要求するよう各国政府に訴えた。日本などでは肺癌（がん）や心臓病への有害性を文字だけで表示しているが、
タバコ病に侵された人体部分の写真を表示して人々へ有害性の強烈な印象を与える国が増加して来ている。ＷＨＯに
よると、こうした「画像警告」を最初に導入したカナダ、ブラジルなどでは人々に喫煙を思いとどまらせる
「相当の効果」が出ているとの調査結果もある。これまで両国を含む２０カ国が導入。スイスなど４カ国が導入を
準備中で、ＷＨＯ幹部は「喫煙を大きく減らして人命を守るための、簡単で低コスト、効果的な手法だ」と強調して
いる。
引用 2009.5.30 ジュネーブ 共同通信
Tobacco Product Labelling 2011
Graphic tobacco product labelling requirements were first adopted in 2000
to increase awareness of the health
and health effects associated with tobacco use. It establishes the current
requirements for the health-related
information that must be displayed on tobacco products sold in Canada.
It includes health warning messages,
health information messages and information about their toxic emissions
or constituents. Research has shown
that while these messages were effective in raising awareness of the health
influence associated with tobacco
use, they have reached their maximum potential. The proposed regulations would require the display of 16
new health warning messages, 8 health information messages, and 4 toxic
emissions statements on cigarette
and little cigar packages.
The labels combine strong images with messages that are noticeable, informative
and credible. In September
2011, the Tobacco Products Labelling Regulations (Cigarettes and Little
Cigars) came into force with streng-
thened labelling requirements for cigarettes and little cigar packages. Key features of the proposed regulations
include:
- graphic health warnings that cover 75% of the front and back of packages
and include
- a pan-Canadian quitline number and web address;
- health information messages enhanced with colour; and
- easy to understand toxic emissions statements.
Source: Health Canada
Tobacco packaging warning messages are warning messages that appear on
the packaging of cigarettes
and other tobacco products concerning the health effects of those products.
They have been implemented
in an effort to enhance the public's awareness of the harmful effects of
smoking.
Health Warning 
Canada 
Brazil
カナダタバコ画像表示
2006年10月執筆 2007年9月加筆 2009年5月加筆 2011年10月加筆
執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D.
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