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05/18/2012
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Brasilia - The resolution required the tobacco industry to change the packaging of their products to include the logo and the new Health Hotline number has been revoked by the Board of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA).
In force since April, the resolution provided for the replacement of old phone the Health Hotline - 0800 611997 - the new - 136 - labels on cigarette packs and also set the picture warnings on packaging. The period of adjustment was three months. The cans with the old number in the market could continue for up to six months.
ANVISA has decided to repeal the rules because the logo of Health Hotline will be changed in May next year. "You make the resolution of no effect until the new batch of images [being released] in May of next year. For a year from now not having to change everything that is done, "said the director of ANVISA, Agenor Alvares.
Before the revocation, the representative of the Brazilian Association of Tobacco Industry (Abifumo), Carlos Galante, asked that the rules be revised, claiming that the term was short for changes. He said the industry needs at least nine months to adjust the graphic material. Another proposal was to extend to eight months the marketing of products in old packaging.
Source: ANVISA
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