The Minister of Health, Mónica García, has assured that scientific evidence shows that plain packaging is an "effective" measure. The Minister of Health, Mónica García, has announced that this Monday the reform of the Royal Decree by which the plain packaging of tobacco will be fixed, a measure included in the Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Control of Smoking, approved together with the Autonomous Communities this past Friday, will be put out for public consultation. "This is a measure that is already being applied in many countries such as Australia, France, Norway and Denmark and that is having obvious effects," said the minister, during her speech at the Europa Press Social and... [Read more]