Attacked a waitress when she asked him to stop smoking/security camera
The Knesset's Economic Committee, chaired by Knesset member David Bitan, will discuss this Tuesday the bill of Knesset members Osher Shekalim, Ofir Katz and Boaz Bismuth, which aims to include pictures of the harms of smoking on cigarette boxes sold in Israel.
The proposal that will come up in the committee in preparation for the first reading is based, among other things, on a survey conducted in the past by the Cancer Society, from which it emerged that 74% of smokers stated that the images would indeed deter them.
According to the World Health Organization, about 130 countries in the world already require video warnings.
These warnings include a picture depicting the harms of smoking, in addition to a verbal warning.
These images were found to be particularly effective in influencing the minds of consumers, deterring them from buying the product and influencing their desire to quit smoking.
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74% of smokers stated that they would be deterred from smoking because of the pictures.
Cigarette boxes with graphic warnings/Official site, Cancer Society
The Cancer Society stated: "We welcome the discussion of the bill that is vital to the continuation of the fight against smoking in Israel and call on the members of the Economy Committee to pass it urgently. This is a move that may neutralize the attraction to smoking and reduce the number of smokers. A picture can convey a stronger and more poignant message than written text, as is commonly said : 'A picture is worth a thousand words'. It is very important to make the immediate connection between the health damages and the cancerous and deadly product in order for smokers to receive a constant reminder of the obvious danger it contains. The purpose of displaying graphic images of organs affected by cancer or other health consequences is to shock and discourage people from smoking Or encourage them to stop smoking. We know that the emotional reactions create a lasting effect, and in the short and long term the move will bring real benefit.
"A survey we conducted previously at the Cancer Society revealed that 84.4% of the public is in favor of graphic warnings with photographs on cigarette boxes.
Among the smokers who participated in the survey, 74.2% of them stated that graphic warnings with photographs would indeed deter them.
The survey was conducted by Ipsos Market Research with the participation of 506 women and men aged 18 and over in a representative national sample of the population.
We emphasize that video warnings are part of a comprehensive approach to the fight against the smoking epidemic, which includes information, vigorous and effective enforcement, raising taxes on smoking products and restrictions on advertising.
Only the combination of all efforts will be able to prevent the start of smoking among teenagers and promote quitting among veteran smokers."
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