Fact Sheets

Warning Labels: Essential Facts

Warning Labels: Evidence

Warning Labels: Countering Industry Arguments

Pictorial Warning Labels by Country and Jurisdiction

Visit the Warning Labels page to access a complete set of fact sheets featuring pictorial warning labels by country and jurisdiction.

Reports & Studies

Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report

The Canadian Cancer Society provides an international overview ranking 175 countries/jurisdictions based on warning size, and lists countries/jurisdictions that have finalized requirements for picture-based warnings.

Key Websites

International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project

World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2009

Health Canada

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada: Picture-Based Warning Labels

Tobacco Labelling Resouce Center

Technical Manuals

Tobacco Packaging and Labelling Technical Guide

This International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease guide draws on the continually accumulating scientific research on the effectiveness of health warnings and other measures, as well as the warnings, legislation, and documented experiences of dozens of countries that have pioneered these policies.