Legislating tobacco-style plain packaging for confectionery is a disproportionate response to the obesity crisis and strips companies of valuable trademarks, writes the Institute of Economic Affairs’ ...

Ottawa, Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global plain packaging market reported a value of USD 5.54 billion in 2025, and according to estimates, it will reach USD 11.69 billion by 2034, as ...

The FINANCIAL — Planned legislation that has been started with plain packaging for tobacco might become widespread and even extend to wine, soft drinks and junk food in the future, as Lorenzo ...

How far can lawmakers go to wipe out an addictive habit that's linked to thousands of deaths each year? According to tobacco maker Philip Morris, the U.K. has crossed the line with a ...

Several Latin American countries have proposed the introduction of plain packaging for products such as cigarettes, replacing packaging bearing the trade dress that differentiates such products.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia triumphed on Thursday in a major trade dispute over its pioneering "plain" tobacco packaging law, with World Trade Organization judges rejecting a complaint brought by ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia notified the World Trade Organization on Wednesday that it plans to adopt plain packaging of tobacco products, a public health measure strongly opposed by major tobacco ...

Selling cigarettes in drab, plain packaging that contains dire and very graphic health warnings appears to be successful in getting people to think about quitting, according to a study published in a ...

Thomas Boysen Anker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Becky Freeman has received funding from NHMRC, WHO, the Australian Government, Australian National Preventive Health Agency, NSW Health, Cancer Council Australia, Cancer Council NSW, NSW National ...

Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10 percent compared to branded packs, according to new research. Plain tobacco packaging may reduce ...