A first in tobacco history
In 1843, French tobacco operators began producing cigarettes, which were officially named cigarette in French. the English word cigarette came from this. Xing Guohong, Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital of Jinan Military Region
In 1867, L. Sucini invented the machine for manufacturing cigarettes, and tobacco entered the era of industrialization.
In 1924, the American Reader’s Digest published an article for the first time to remind people of the health hazards of smoking.
In 1954, the Royal Society of Medicine published the first “Report on Smoking and Health”, linking smoking to lung cancer, which aroused the concern of the medical profession and various parties.
In 1964, the U.S. Department of Health issued its first “Smoking and Health” report, concluding that smoking was harmful to health and that immediate measures were needed.
In 1966, cigarette packages in the United States began to bear a new logo: Caution! Smoking is bad for your health.
In 1967, the first international conference on “Smoking and Health” was held in New York. It has been held every four years since then to promote international cooperation and strengthen smoking cessation efforts.
In 1980, Dr. Mahler, director general of the World Health Organization, issued a statement on the designation of April 7 as World Health Day, calling for a worldwide campaign to “choose between smoking and health.
In 1984, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce decided to ban all advertising of cigarettes for sale by means of propaganda work and publicity.
In 1987, the first smoking and health association in China, the Beijing Smoking and Health Association, was established.
In May 2003, at the 56th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, the 192 members of the World Health Organization unanimously adopted the first global convention to restrict tobacco, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
China became a party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in February 2006. It pledged to reach 100% smoke-free indoor workplaces in five years to provide universal protection for its citizens.