Swiss citizens reject anti-tobacco laws
Sep 24, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Tags: Anti-tobacco laws, Smoking, Tobacco
In a referendum held in Switzerland, citizens rejected harsher smoking laws which would have almost completely banned lighting up in public, Swiss media group SRG SSR reported. The motion was voted down by 65.4 percent of voters in 25 of the nation’s 36 cantons, although 51 percent of voters in Geneva approved it. Turnout was around 42 percent.
A Swiss law introduced in 2010 bans smoking in all public buildings, though small cafes and bars under 80 square metres are exempt. Isolated smoking rooms are also allowed in restaurants if they are well ventilated and staff are in favour. Some cantons including Geneva have stricter regulations. The new draft law, promoted by a Swiss anti-smoking group, sought to ban smoking entirely in all public places, but would have allowed people to smoke in a workplace if they were alone there.
The bill’s authors say in cantons where similar laws exist, the incidence of strokes has fallen by 20 percent and respiratory illnesses by 20 percent. The Swiss Federal Government had recommended a vote against the new bill, claiming existing laws against smoking in public were sufficiently harsh.
Source: IANS
Tomado de:
http://health.india.com/news/swiss-citizens-reject-anti-tobacco-laws/
Blog dedicado a compilar las estrategias de la industria tabacalera, así como las leyes y las campañas a nivel mundial para el control del tabaco.
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario