Federation of Malaysian grocer called crackdown cigarettes

According to the news report, Nanyang Tobacco Malaysia grocer Federation President Lian Xing Quan pointed out, the government implemented in order to reduce people smoking all regulations, including restrictions on the sale of cigarettes grocers may not be disclosed, but ignored the crackdown smuggled cigarettes, resulting in years of measures appear the opposite effect, but also to the grocer’s business fall.

Grocer business fall

He noted that the government prohibited the age of 18 who can not buy cigarettes, raise cigarette taxes, and are printed on cigarette smoking is hazardous to the human body disgusting pictures, or even to grocer to sell cigarettes not open style, but these are failures policy.

He said the government should fight to reduce smoking cigarettes, and from the start of school education, published about the health hazards of cigarettes course, to inculcate knowledge, rather than to the grocer “hidden sell” cigarettes, adds grocer trouble.

“Cigarettes on the market more than 130 kinds, far beyond the legitimate sale of cigarettes, smokers are readily available, the government is to curb illicit cigarettes, do not embarrass us that legitimate businesses.”

Cigarettes more harmful

Lian Xing Quan attended the evening of August 10 firms 73 Selangor Chaozhou Gorda Anniversary Gala dinner, which points out.

He said the grocer traded cigarettes are produced under strict government control, which contains nicotine reduced to minimal hazard to human health; while cigarettes is not the same as cigarettes lower prices, and there is no government control, Therefore, he suspected that cigarettes cause health component is a major source of damage.