Expressing full commitment to the WHOs urgent work, founder Michael Bloomberg said that, since Bloomberg Philanthropies started supporting global tobacco control efforts in 2007, there has been a sea change in the way countries prevent tobacco use, but there is still a long way to go. However, Andrew Black, from the secretariat of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC), urged countries to raise taxes on cigarettes to compensate for the loss of overseas development assistance
Raising the age is seen as crucial in eradicating smoking by 2030 and while smoking rates have been falling since the 1970s, there are still almost six million smokers in England - and seven million across the UK
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Some artificial dyes use heavy metals, like lead or cadmium, or petroleum-based chemicals, all of which can be harmful if inhaled, increasing the risks of cancer
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It also boosts the trust of buyers in the brand