Ban on point-of-sale display of tobacco products takes effect Aug 1, 2017
SINGAPORE — The ban on displaying tobacco products in stores will kick in on Aug 1, 2017 after a one-year grace period, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Thursday (July 28).
From August 2017, you won't be seeing any tobacco products on display like this at supermarkets, convenience stores and other retail shops. TODAY file photo
SINGAPORE — The ban on displaying tobacco products in stores will kick in on Aug 1, 2017 after a one-year grace period, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Thursday (July 28).
General tobacco retailers must use plain, undecorated storage devices to keep tobacco products out of the direct line of sight of the public and potential customers. A text-only price list, which must fulfil the MOH’s requirements, may only be shown upon customers’ request.
Laws to ban tobacco products from being displayed in shops were passed in Parliament in March, as part of amendments to the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act.
The ban aims to reduce non-smokers’ exposure to the advertising effect of tobacco product displays, as well as help current smokers who are trying to quit, said the MOH and HSA.
Other previously announced bans under the Act that will kick in this coming Monday (Aug 1) are the curbs on shisha and emerging tobacco products available in Singapore.
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