Graphic images planned for cigarette packs in Europe

Cigarette packs in Europe could soon carry graphic images showing the harmful effects of tobacco to remind smokers of how they are damaging their health.

A poll commissioned by the European Commission to test the effectiveness of warnings on cigarette packs revealed that they were being ignored by many smokers.

So regularly updated images of diseased organs, similar to the graphic pictures used on cigarette packs in Canada, may now accompany the health warnings.