FASH:Leading Australians back plain packaging

AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2011
FASH:Leading Australians back plain packaging

Four former Australians of the Year have signed a letter to federal MPs, supporting
legislation to mandate plain packaging of cigarettes in Australia.

They are among 250 professors, from medical and health faculties throughout Australia,
who say plain packaging of tobacco would help reduce the appeal of smoking, particularly
to children and young people.

Professors Sir GUS NOSSAL, IAN FRAZER, FIONA STANLEY and FIONA WOOD have put their
names to the letter coordinated by the Cancer Council, the National Heart Foundation and
the Public Health Association of Australia.

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KEYWORD: TOBACCO LETTER (MELBOURNE)

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