The Russian Ministry of Health has designed patterns that will be used on the packaging of smokeless tobacco products to alert consumers to health risks. If the design is approved. The manufacturer is required to print the design on the product packaging or the attached sheet within 12 months of approval.
Key points:
1. The Russian Ministry of Health has launched a new warning graphic highlighting the health risks of smokeless tobacco.
2. Smokeless tobacco products need to update the packaging warning information.
3. Experts warn that warning patterns can become ineffective over time.
The Russian Ministry of Health has designed a series of patterns that will be used in the packaging of smokeless tobacco products. PNP reported on March 8. These warning patterns are intended to alert consumers to the health risks that such products may pose. These patterns are extremely realistic and visually striking.
The federal law passed in 2024 amended the technical regulations for tobacco products, and now every smokeless tobacco product must carry a warning on its packaging, and the draft order has been posted on the Federal Regulatory Legal Documents Project portal and entered the public discussion phase. According to the draft, after the design is approved, manufacturers will need to print it on the product packaging or the attached sheet within 12 months.
According to the Russian Statistical Service, 0.2 percent of Russians aged 15 and over currently use this form of tobacco.
Psychologists warn that in the long term, the effectiveness of these diagrams may diminish. Psychologist Natalia Panfilova pointed out that after people’s consciousness ADAPTS. The shocking effect of the pattern will diminish, even if the pattern is terrible, smokers will gradually ignore it.
