煙草在線據《信使郵報》報道編譯　　聯邦政府已經對向吸煙者出售覆蓋有爭議的平裝煙盒貼紙的公司發起了調查。

　　黃金海岸公報報道，黃金海岸的一家公司盒包裝公司于12月12日發布了一系列專門設計用來覆蓋根據法律卷煙盒必須采取的橄欖綠平裝的貼紙。

　　營銷口號是“這是你的盒子，這是你的選擇”——貼紙挑戰大煙草公司輸了高等法院的官司后于12月1日生效的平裝法。

　　根據新法律，這些包裝都必須為橄欖綠色，并帶有可怕的健康警語，而沒有單個公司的商標。

　　盒包裝公司說，一包貼紙在線售價為8.75美元，計劃明年初把它們放在商店里銷售。該公司的網站定于12月12日推出。

　　總經理安東尼·羅柏達說，貼紙將為討厭平裝的吸煙者提供一個替代品。該公司擁有此獨特產品的全球專利。

　　“4個規格，有30種不同的設計，適合男性或女性、年輕的、年老的和中年吸煙者——從釣魚者到澳洲的旗幟的圖案都有，”這位32歲的總經理說。

　　“人們覺得他們可以選擇蓋住它們。我們只是一個貼紙公司，與煙盒公司沒什么不同，”他說。

　　貼紙很容易粘上，Razario先生說，他母親可以在幾秒內把一張貼紙放在煙包上。

　　盡管對于吸煙者來說，這個產品可能是個好消息，政府很不高興，并對貼紙開展了緊急調查。

　　“衛生和老齡部將立即調查該產品，評估它的狀態，”衛生部門的一個發言人說。

Australia: Stickers to Cover Plain Cigarettes Packaging Go on Sale

　　THE federal government has launched an investigation into a company selling stickers for smokers to cover the controversial plain packaging for cigarette packets.

　　Gold Coast company Box Wraps will today unveil a range of stickers specifically designed to cover the olive green plain packaging that cigarettes must by law carry, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports.

　　Marketed under the slogan "It's your box, it's your choice"- the stickers seek to challenge the plain packaging laws which came into affect　on December 1 after big tobacco companies lost a High court challenge.

　　Under the new laws, the packages must all be olive green and carry gruesome health warnings without individual trademarks.

　　Box Wraps said a packet of their stickers will be sold online for $8.75 and there are plans to have them for sale in shops by early next year. The company's website is due to launch today.

　　The stickers would offer an alternative to smokers who hate the plain packs, General Manager Anthony Do Rozario said. The company has a worldwide patent for the unique product.

　　"There are 30 different designs in four sizes which will suit male or females, young, old and middle-aged smokers - everything from fishing bums to Aussie flags," the 32-year-old said.

　　"People feel they have had their choice ripped off them. We are just a sticker company that is no different from a cigarette case," he said.

　　The stickers are easy to put up said Mr Do Razario who claimed his own mother could put one on a packet in a matter of seconds.

　　While the product may be welcome news to smokers, the government is not happy and has launched an urgent investigation into the stickers.

　　"The Department of Health and Ageing will be immediately investigating this product to evaluate its status," a Health Department spokesman said. Enditem