Waterpipe product packaging and labelling at the 3rd international Hookah Fair; does it comply with Article 11 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control?
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We assessed compliance of waterpipe product packaging and labelling with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s Article 11. We evaluated samples collected at a trade fair against ten domains: health warning location, size, use of pictorials, use of colour, and packaging information on constituents and emissions. We also evaluated waterpipe accessories (e.g., charcoal) for misleading claims. Ten of 15 tobacco products had health warnings on their principal display areas, covering a median of 22.4 per cent (interquartile range 19.4–27.4 per cent) of those areas. Three had pictorial, in-colour health warnings. We judged all packaging information on constituents and emissions to be misleading. Eight of 13 charcoal products displayed environmentally friendly descriptors and/or claims of reduced harm that we judged to be misleading. Increased compliance with waterpipe tobacco regulation is warranted. An improved policy framework for waterpipe tobacco should also consider regulation of accessories such as charcoal products.
Date Issued
2017-06-19
Date Acceptance
2017-06-01
Citation
Journal of Public Health Policy, 2017, 38 (3), pp.303-313
ISSN
0197-5897
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Start Page
303
End Page
313
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Public Health Policy
Volume
38
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41271-017-0078-8
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Health Care Sciences & Services
Health Policy & Services
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Waterpipe
Tobacco
Health warnings
Smoking
SMOKING
Publication Status
Published