Table 2.
Content of health warnings in 2016 by country and Tobaccco Product Directive (TPD)1
| Health issue2 | Germany | Greece | Spain | Romania | Hungary | Poland | TPD3,4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active smoking | |||||||
| Heart disease | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Impotence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lung cancer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blindness | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Mouth cancer | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Throat cancer | No | No | Implied5 | Implied5 | Implied5 | No | Yes |
| Stroke | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emphysema | Implied6 | Implied7 | Implied7 | Implied7 | Implied7 | Implied6 | Implied8 |
| Bronchitis | Implied6 | Implied7 | Implied7 | Implied7 | Implied7 | Implied6 | Implied8 |
| Passive smoking | |||||||
| Lung cancer | No | Implied9 | No | No | No | No | Implied10 |
| Heart attacks | No | Implied9 | No | No | No | No | Implied10 |
| Asthma in children | Implied11 | Implied11 | Implied12 | Implied12 | Implied12 | Implied12 | Implied10 |
Information is provided for the content of the health warnings in June-September 2016 during the period of survey.
Information is provided for the content of the health warnings with regard to the issues included in the questions regarding the knowledge regarding health risks of smoking investigate by the survey.
TPD was in the process of introduction during the survey period in Germany, Hungary and Poland, but only of small quantities of packages were on the market.
In Spain, even though the TPD was not oficially in place, the TPD health warnings were already found on the packages of several brands on the market.
Smoking can cause a painful slow death, with a pictogram showing a tumour at the level of the throat.
Stopping smoking reduces the risk of serious heart and lung disease.
Quiting smoking decreases your risk for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
Smoking damages your lungs.
Smoking seriously harms you and the ones around you.
Smoking harms your children, family and friends.
Protect children, do not force them to breathe in your smoke.
Protect your child, do not let them breathe your smoke. Smoking during pregnancy is bad for your child.