Indonesia drafting laws to require plain packaging, health warnings for cigarettes
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With around 70 million active smokers as of 2024, Indonesia is often seen as one of the world’s largest tobacco markets.
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JAKARTA – The Indonesian government is preparing a regulation for plain packaging for tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, a plan that has been welcomed by health advocacy groups as an attempt to control cigarette consumption but met with opposition from business and consumer associations.
The Health Ministry is drafting a ministerial regulation on health warnings and information displays on conventional and electronic cigarettes. Among provisions in the regulation are requirements for tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging in an effort to reduce their appeal to children and teenagers.
