烟草在线据《民族报》报道编译　　泰国将拥有世界上占卷烟盒面积最大的警语标识。

　　公共卫生部长Pradit Sinthawanarong 2月1日称，以展示吸烟不健康后果的恐怖图片为主导的警语面积，将从目前占烟盒55%的面积被扩大到85%。

　　Pradit在会见全国烟草控制委员会后说，该委员会同意发布一个部长宣言，增加警语的面积。

　　将有10副图片警语，显示吸烟后果的图片细节，包括喉癌、心力衰竭、中风、口腔癌、性功能障碍、肺癌、肺气肿和慢性口臭等。

　　该宣言将在《皇家公报》公布180天后正式生效。

　　在世界范围内，63个国家的卷烟盒上有图片警语。在澳大利亚，警语占烟盒82.5%的面积。乌拉圭和斯里兰卡的警语占80%的面积，文莱和加拿大的警语则占75%的面积。在东南亚，只有泰国、马来西亚、文莱和新加坡拥有图片警语。泰国从2005年开始，成为世界上第四个在卷烟盒上使用图片警语的国家。

Thailand: Cigarette Warning Labels to Get Even Bigger

　　Thailand will have world's largest warning labels on cigarette packs.

　　The size of the warnings, which are dominated by scary photos that show the unhealthy consequences of smoking, will be expanded to cover 85 per cent of the pack, up from the current 55 per cent, Public Health Minister Pradit Sinthawanarong said yesterday.

　　After a meeting with national tobacco control board, Pradit said the board agreed to issue a ministerial declaration to increase the size of the warnings.

　　There will be 10 picture warnings showing in graphic detail the consequences of smoking, including laryngeal cancer, heart failure, stroke, oral cancer, sexual dysfunction, lung cancer, emphysema and chronic bad breath.

　　The declaration will come into effect 180 days after publication in the Royal Gazette.

　　Worldwide, 63 countries have picture warnings on cigarette packs. In Australia, the warnings cover 82.5 per cent of the pack. Uruguay and Sri Lanka have 80 per cent, and Brunei and Canada 75 per cent. In Southeast Asia, only Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore have the picture warnings. Thailand became the fourth country in the world to do so, starting in 2005. Enditem