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Today more than 70 countries ban smoking in workplaces and public places
TS is thought to be one of the greatest sources of toxic chemical exposure to humans and is accountable for the death of 400,000 individuals alone in the US (Mathers and Loncar 2006
Governments regulate packaging to reduce the appeal of tobacco products, communicate health risks, and prevent misleading marketing
"There is also the small problem of a plain packaging ban being illegal, according to international treaties the UK and others have signed." Anti-smoking organisations, however, said that citing the illegality of plain packaging is a standard tobacco industry line and is disputed by independent legal experts