India staying on track

A panel of officials from India’s ministries of finance and health are considering how to implement a track-and-trace system for tobacco products, according to a story in the latest issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter.
The plan is that the system, aimed at curbing the illegal trade in tobacco products, will be aligned with the World Health Organization’s Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
The WHO requires that, within five years of becoming signatories to the Protocol, countries must establish a track-and-trace system.
The story said that India was examining a system adopted by countries including Brazil, Kenya and Turkey.