Anti-Tobacco Treaty to Take Effect Next Year
A global anti-tobacco accord will take effect next year after being ratified by Peru, the 40th and final country needed to implement the treaty that limits advertising and requires tough new warning labels be put on packs of cigarettes.
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is meant to cut the number of deaths from tobacco-related illness, which the World Health Organization estimates kills one smoker every 6.5 seconds.
A total of 128 other countries, including the United States, have signed the treaty but have not yet ratified it.
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