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Canada will soon become the first country in the world to put health warnings on individual cigarettes.
Smokers will find a label on each cigarette they light with phrases like 'Cigarettes cause cancer', 'Tobacco smoke harms' children and 'Poison in every puff'.
The new regulation introduced by Health Canada comes into effect on August 1 and will 'make it virtually impossible to avoid health warnings' on tobacco products.
Tobacco companies are going to be required to print the health warnings directly on each cigarette and they will appear in English and French, the country's official languages.
The plan was first announced last year and it is being introduced to encourage more people to quit smoking.
Canada will soon become the first country in the world to put health warnings on individual cigarettes
Smokers will find a label on each cigarette they light with phrases like 'Cigarettes cause cancer', 'Tobacco smoke harms' children and 'Poison in every puff'
It will be phased in and Health Canada anticipates that retailers will only
