UK Smoking Ban
The British government will soon ban smoking in most public places in an effort to protect public health and cut the number of illness and premature deaths caused by secondhand smoke. It is not a total ban, like that in Ireland, but will see a smoke-free environment in 90% of restaurants and bars that served food. Any bar that has only potoato chips, nuts and sandwiches not made onsite will beat the ban. Plans may also be in the making to make it illegal to light up in offices and factories.
Anti-smoking groups say the ban does not go far enough. Deborah Arnott, Director of ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) regarded it as a positive move as “it will save thousands of lives every year, as people are no longer exposed to dangerous secondhand smoke. More needs to be done as smoking (and passive smoking) is the single largest cause of preventable death in Britain, and as many as 34,000 pubs and clubs in Britain could escape the ban.
The smoking ban is part of the government’s upcoming "Public Health White Paper for England", which covers a wide range of health issues in response to a health crisis in Britain. The British are the second-fattest in the world (after the United States) and obesity kills many. The government will ban junk food advertisements on TV before 9.00 pm to protect children’s health, and introduce a red, yellow, green traffic light-style system on food labels to show how often they can be eaten.
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