Ireland's parliament on Tuesday became the second in the world to pass legislation requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packets, despite threats of legal action by tobacco companies opposed to the move. Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco Group have announced they would take legal action against the move to ban the colorful logos used to sell tobacco brands but the government has said it plans to proceed. The law was approved in its final reading in Ireland's upper house on Tuesday and needs to be signed by the country's president, widely seen as a formality. In a response last year to Britain's health department over its plans to introduce a similar law by May, Imperial Tobacco said plain packaging would infringe international law, could threaten future foreign direct investment into Britain and set a dangerous precedent for other sectors. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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