Editor’s Note: Plain packaging creates consumer confusion which further fuels the global illicit trade in tobacco. See here.
From: The Malay Mail Online
BY KAMLES KUMAR
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products in Malaysia will not cut smoking but boost the illicit cigarette market instead, a researcher said today.
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“I don’t think plain packaging is going to drive a substantial reduction in cigarettes. There will be a rise of illegitimate cigarettes instead,” he said during a media briefing today.
