Table 3.
Distribution of the Tobacco Products According to Information on Pack as Per COTPA Section 7,8 ,9 and Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Rules, 2020
| COTPA Section | Criteria for illicit product | Smoking | Smokeless | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian brand N = 20 (%) |
Foreign brand N = 8 (%) |
Indian brand N = 29 (%) |
Total N =57 (%) |
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| Section 7 | Name and address of the manufacturer | 17(85.0%) | 3 (37.5%) | 28 (96.6%) | 48 (84.2%) |
| Manufacturing date present on pack | 15(75.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 7 (24.1%) | 23 (40.4%) | |
| Quantity of the product mentioned on the pack | 15(75.0%) | 7 (87.5%) | 20 (69.0%) | 42 (73.7%) | |
| The nicotine and Tar content mentioned on the pack | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (7.0%) | |
| Specified warning (SW) Present | 20(100%) | 4 (50.0%) | 29 (100%) | 53 (93.0%) | |
| Section 8 | No culturally specific references on the pack | 19(95.0%) | 8 (100%) | 28 (96.6%) | 55 (96.5%) |
| No misleading information on the pack | 16(80.0%) | 6 (75.0%) | 29 (100%) | 51 (89.5%) | |
| SW Present on both side | 19 (95.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 25 (86.2%) | 45 (78.9%) | |
| SW Covered 85% of PDA | 9 (45.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (6.9%) | 11 (19.3%) | |
| 60% Pictorial Warning (PW) | 9 (45.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (10.3%) | 12 (21.1%) | |
| 25% Textual Warning (TW) | 9 (45.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (10.3%) | 12 (21.1%) | |
| Health warning position (before opening visible to consumer) | 18 (90.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 27 (93.1%) | 45 (78.9%) | |
| Size of SW (at least 3.5 cm x 4cm ) | 18 (90.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 23 (79.3%) | 42 (73.7%) | |
| Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Rules, 2020 |
SW as per the current period | 16 (80.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 23 (79.3%) | 39 (68.4%) |
| PW resolution | 17 (85.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 5 (17.2%) | 23 (40.4%) | |
| [minimum 300 DPI (Dots per inch)] | |||||
| PW images same as per current period | 14 (70.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 21 (72.4%) | 35 (61.4%) | |
| Quit line information present as per amendment | 18 (90.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 27 (93.1%) | 45 (78.9%) | |
| Section 9 | SW in Regional language | 5 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 29 (100%) | 34 (59.6%) |
| SW in National language | 5 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 29 (100%) | 34 (59.6%) | |
| SW in the English language | 20 (100%) | 4 (50.0%) | 29 (100%) | 53 (93.0%) | |
| SW in the foreign language | 1 (5.0%) | 2 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (5.3%) | |