Last updated: June 1, 2020
Warnings/Messages Content
Health Warnings: The following health warnings must be displayed, each accompanied by an image:
1. Front: Tobacco causes irreparable damage.
STOP SMOKING. DON'T END UP LIKE ME.
Wilson López, Manabí, lost a leg
Back: Cigarettes contain CHROMIUM and other metals that damage the arteries.
Free Health Advice, Line 171, option 2
www.salud.gob.ec/ecuadorsintabaco
2. Front: Tobacco causes irreparable damage.
TOBACCO DESTROYED MY MOUTH.
Manuel Quevedo, Manabí, smoker since he was a teenager
Back: Cigarettes contain CYANIDE, a deadly poison used as a rodenticide.
Free Health Advice, Line 171, option 2
www.salud.gob.ec/ecuadorsintabaco
3. Front: Tobacco causes irreparable damage.
A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH?
Tobacco causes cancer
Back: Cigarettes contain CADMIUM, a toxic that accumulates in your body and causes cancer.
Free Health Advice, Line 171, option 2
www.salud.gob.ec/ecuadorsintabaco
4. Front: Tobacco causes irreparable damage.
TOBACCO LEAVES YOU IMPOTENT
Back: Cigarettes contain FORMALDEHYDE, a toxic substance used to embalm corpses.
Free Health Advice, Line 171, option 2
www.salud.gob.ec/ecuadorsintabaco
5. Front: Tobacco causes irreparable damage.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TOBACCO PRODUCES IN YOUR BODY?
Back: Cigarettes contain POLONIUM 210, a radioactive substance, highly toxic and potent carcinogen.
Free Health Advice, Line 171, option 2
www.salud.gob.ec/ecuadorsintabaco
6. Front: Tobacco causes irreparable damage.
TOBACCO SICKENS YOUR FAMILY
Back: Cigarettes contain BUTANE, a poisonous gas that corrodes the lungs.
Free Health Advice, Line 171, option 2
www.salud.gob.ec/ecuadorsintabaco
Health Information: The following qualitative statement must be displayed on one side panel and occupy 70% of that panel (accompanied by an image of a skull and crossbones with the caption 'TOXIC PRODUCT'):
This product is highly addictive. It contains nicotine and thousands of chemical substances; many of these are toxic and carcinogenic.
PRODUCT FOR EXCLUSIVE SALE IN ECUADOR.
SALES TO MINORS PROHIBITED.
THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SOLD BY MINORS.
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF ECUADOR