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| Call to curb tobacco marketing | Call to curb tobacco marketing |
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| Campaigners and researchers have urged minister to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco, dubbing point-of-sale displays the "silent salesman". | Campaigners and researchers have urged minister to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco, dubbing point-of-sale displays the "silent salesman". |
| Cancer Research UK said banning vending machine sales, checkout displays and introducing plain packaging was vital. | Cancer Research UK said banning vending machine sales, checkout displays and introducing plain packaging was vital. |
| Cancer Research UK said it has renewed its lobbying after research by Stirling University showed how influential such marketing was. | Cancer Research UK said it has renewed its lobbying after research by Stirling University showed how influential such marketing was. |
| The UK government is considering the measures called for by the charity. | |
| In Scotland a bill is already proposed to ban the display of cigarettes in shops, and their sale in packs of 10. | In Scotland a bill is already proposed to ban the display of cigarettes in shops, and their sale in packs of 10. |
| The Stirling study found nearly half of teenagers were aware of checkout marketing. | The Stirling study found nearly half of teenagers were aware of checkout marketing. |
| Researchers found that the likelihood of a child taking up smoking increased by 35% for every tobacco brand they know.. | Researchers found that the likelihood of a child taking up smoking increased by 35% for every tobacco brand they know.. |
| We've come a long way - introducing smoke-free laws and making it illegal to sell cigarettes to under 18's - but the job isn't done Jean King, of Cancer Research UK | We've come a long way - introducing smoke-free laws and making it illegal to sell cigarettes to under 18's - but the job isn't done Jean King, of Cancer Research UK |
| The Cancer Research UK study, which was based on a review of previous research, also pointed out that removing packs from checkouts could cut brand impressions by over 80%. | The Cancer Research UK study, which was based on a review of previous research, also pointed out that removing packs from checkouts could cut brand impressions by over 80%. |
| Lead researcher Professor Gerard Hastings said point-of-sale displays had become more important since tobacco advertising had been banned, dubbing them the "silent salesman". | Lead researcher Professor Gerard Hastings said point-of-sale displays had become more important since tobacco advertising had been banned, dubbing them the "silent salesman". |
| "Children are still being exploited and ultimately, they will only be truly protected when tobacco promotion and marketing in all its forms ceases to exist." | "Children are still being exploited and ultimately, they will only be truly protected when tobacco promotion and marketing in all its forms ceases to exist." |
| Jean King, of Cancer Research UK, said: "We've come a long way - introducing smoke-free laws and making it illegal to sell cigarettes to under 18's - but the job isn't done. | Jean King, of Cancer Research UK, said: "We've come a long way - introducing smoke-free laws and making it illegal to sell cigarettes to under 18's - but the job isn't done. |
| "The evidence is clear and strong support from the public is there - we need to put tobacco out of sight and out of mind to protect all young people." | "The evidence is clear and strong support from the public is there - we need to put tobacco out of sight and out of mind to protect all young people." |
| Consultation | Consultation |
| The government in England is currently consulting on its plans to tighten up tobacco sale laws. | The government in England is currently consulting on its plans to tighten up tobacco sale laws. |
| A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said: "Protecting children from smoking is a government priority and taking away temptation is one way to do this. | A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said: "Protecting children from smoking is a government priority and taking away temptation is one way to do this. |
| "If banning brightly-coloured packets and removing cigarettes from display helps save lives, then that is what we should do - but we want to hear everyone's views first." | "If banning brightly-coloured packets and removing cigarettes from display helps save lives, then that is what we should do - but we want to hear everyone's views first." |
| A Scottish Government spokesman said: "The Scottish Government is already leading the way on this issue and we have stated our intention to bring forward a Health Bill in the Scottish Parliament this year designed to restrict the display of tobacco products in retail outlets and introduce a tobacco sales registration scheme to encourage more responsible selling. | A Scottish Government spokesman said: "The Scottish Government is already leading the way on this issue and we have stated our intention to bring forward a Health Bill in the Scottish Parliament this year designed to restrict the display of tobacco products in retail outlets and introduce a tobacco sales registration scheme to encourage more responsible selling. |
| "With 80% of smokers starting in their teens, we think this will significantly reduce the numbers of young people lighting up." | "With 80% of smokers starting in their teens, we think this will significantly reduce the numbers of young people lighting up." |
| But smokers lobby group Forest has rejected claims that checkout displays influence purchases. It calls for vending machines to be card operated to stop youngsters buying cigarettes. | But smokers lobby group Forest has rejected claims that checkout displays influence purchases. It calls for vending machines to be card operated to stop youngsters buying cigarettes. |
| Christopher Ogden, chief executive of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Assocaition, said the proposals would not work, and could be counter-productive. | Christopher Ogden, chief executive of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Assocaition, said the proposals would not work, and could be counter-productive. |
| He said a ban on the display of products woud serve to blur the distinction between the legal and illegal markets. | He said a ban on the display of products woud serve to blur the distinction between the legal and illegal markets. |
| Mr Ogden said: "There are other initiatives open to the government that would reduce youth smoking such as reducing youth access to tobacco products through enforcing minimum age laws and tackling illicit trade." | Mr Ogden said: "There are other initiatives open to the government that would reduce youth smoking such as reducing youth access to tobacco products through enforcing minimum age laws and tackling illicit trade." |