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Australias law, introduced in 2010, bans logos and distinctively-coloured cigarette packaging in favour of drab olive packets that look more like military or prison issue, with brand names printed in small standardised fonts

Second hand smoke exposure contributes to nearly 41,000 deaths of non-smokers in the United States every year.4 Not including the approximately 400 infant deaths linked to second hand smoke and increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome annually.4 Second hand smoke also increases the risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke in non-smoking adults and can cause respiratory infections, increased severity of asthma, middle ear disease, and slowed lung growth in children and infants

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During his presentation, he addressed the importance of the HRBA to tobacco control and would be a valued ally as the outreach from HRTCN and partners moved forward