The Tobacco Industry Advisory Council (TIAC) believes that smoking in cars with minors creates dangers that need to be addressed. In this context the reported initiative, by the Ministry of Health, to establish a ban on smoking in vehicles where children are present is fully supported by the council.
The council believes that ongoing cooperation with the appropriate health authorities can ensure an orderly management of the market.
The council is in full agreement with the government’s Youth Smoking Prevention programmes, as these reflect the over-riding belief that the choice of whether to smoke or not is one to be made by adults freely and without imposition.