Singapore legislation
Schedule 2
of Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Appearance, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2019
Schedule 2
Health warnings on retail packages
SECOND SCHEDULERegulations 21(2), (3) and (4)(c) and 24(1)(a)Health warnings on retail packagesPart 1Part 2Part 3Specifications
1. Where a health warning in Part 1 is displayed on a cigarette pack, Part A of the health warning must occupy the entire external surface of the front of the flip‑top lid of the cigarette pack.
2. Part B of the health warning must be of an area not less than 50% of the surface area of the health warning.
3. The background colour of the boxed text in Part A must be 100k black.
4. The text “WARNING” must appear —
in Arial Bold typeface;
in block letters of not less than 2 millimetres in height; and
in red colour R: 229, G: 53, B: 44 / C: 0%, M: 90%, Y: 86%, K: 0%.5.—
Sub-paragraph (2) applies to the following text:
“SMOKING CAN CAUSE STILLBIRTH”;
“SMOKING CAUSES ORAL CANCER”;
“SMOKING CAUSES THROAT CANCER”;
“SMOKING LEADS TO DEATH FROM LUNG CANCER”;
“TOBACCO SMOKE HARMS YOUR BABY”;
“SMOKING CAUSES PREMATURE AGEING”.(2) The text in sub‑paragraph (1) must appear —
in Arial Bold typeface;
in block letters of not less than 2 millimetres in height; and
in white colour R: 255, G: 255, B: 255 / C: 0%, M: 0%, Y: 0%, K: 0%.
6. The text “WARNING” and the text in paragraph 5(1) must be of the same size.7.—
The text “You CAN Quit.” must appear —
in Arial Bold typeface;
in a uniform font size of not less than 2.8 millimetres; and
in white colour R: 255, G: 255, B: 255 / C: 0%, M: 0%, Y: 0%, K: 0%.(2) The first letter of the words “You” and “Quit”, and the word “CAN”, in the text “You CAN Quit.” must be in block letters.
8. For the logo “”, the following colours must be used:
red colour R: 237, G: 28, B: 36 / C: 0%, M: 100%, Y: 100%, K: 0%;
white colour R: 255, G: 255, B: 255 / C: 0%, M: 0%, Y: 0%, K: 0%.
9. The image and text layout must —
closely resemble the approved sample provided by the Chief Executive;
adhere to the proportions of the approved sample;
not be distorted by the shape or size of the retail package, or in any other way; and
not be edited.
10. The text in paragraphs 4, 5(1) and 7(1) must be aligned to the left.
11. The resolution for all images on the retail package must be a minimum of 300 dpi.
12. All images and text must —
be printed using 4‑process colour printing or spot colour and a minimum colour gamut using RGB; and
be reproduced —
in a colour that is as close as possible to the colour in the approved sample provided by the Chief Executive; and
as clearly as possible, taking into consideration the method of printing used by the manufacturer.