date:Feb 12, 2019
hia Shi-Lu asked if standardised packaging would lead to an increase in counterfeit tobacco products. He also asked if it would lead to down-trading, which describes a phenomenon in which there is a shift from more expensive tobacco products brands to lower priced alternatives in a market.
On the issue of advertising, Nominated MP Lim Sun Sun pointed out the use of what she described as insidious social media campaigns by multinational tobacco companies, which circumvent restrictions on tobacco