DISEASED ORGANS
August 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE EUROPEAN Commission is building up a case-file of colour photographs showing diseased human organs that will be put at the disposal of EU Member States for display on tobacco packages from next year. Member governments may choose whether or not to use the images and while the UK is not planning to at present, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Health, "it is looking into the matter." The main factor here is the recent introduction of larger lettering forhealth warnings on packages and posters in Britain. "We want to measure ...
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