Tobacco Packaging Warning Messages - Singapore

Singapore

Text warnings were first added on cigarette packets. They used blunt, straight-to-the-point messages such as 'Smoking causes lung cancer'. They were later replaced by graphic warnings in August 2004. They featured gory pictures and were printed with the messages:

• Smoking causes a slow painful death
• Smoking harms your family
• Tobacco smoke can kill babies
• Smoking causes stroke
• Smoking causes lung cancer
• Smoking causes mouth diseases

In 2006, the images and warnings were revised, with images focusing on damaged organs. The following warnings shows what is printed nowadays.

• Smoking causes mouth diseases
• Smoking can cause a slow and painful death
• Smoking causes lung cancer
• Smoking causes gangrene
• Smoking causes neck cancer
• Smoking harms your family
• Smoking causes 92% of oral cancer

From 1 January 2009, people possessing cigarettes without the SDPC (Singapore Duty Paid Cigarettes) label will be committing an offence under the Customs and GST Acts. The law was passed to distinguish non-duty paid, contraband cigarettes from duty-paid ones.