Don’t back down on Oct 1 cigarette display ban, says MCTC
The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) has urged the government to stand firm in enforcing the display ban for tobacco and vape products scheduled to take effect on Oct 1.
The group said there were concerns that a significant number of the 51,000 retailers involved had yet to install enclosed cabinets to comply with the Control of Public Health (Control of Sale) Regulations 2024 by next month.
“We are now hearing from the ground that some of those yet to comply in time are already rallying political support, through complaints such as narratives that this is harming small businesses.
“Similar grouses have always made the rounds when any enforcement of any tobacco control regulation comes up,” the council said.
MCTC said the government should not cave in to social media pressure from this small group of industry players but proceed with the ban with no exceptions.
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