The Government is to press ahead with plans to force tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets, after a review said the move would "very likely" improve public health and could contribute to a "modest but important reduction" in smoking.
The tobacco industry has attacked the Government over the decision to pave the way for plain packaging for cigarettes in England.
Several companies said a review by Sir Cyril Chantler saying plain packs could improve public health was flawed.
A spokesman for British American Tobacco, whose brands include Pall Mall and Lucky Strikes, said the idea the plan would improve public health "defies logic".
Japan International Tobacco, the makers of Camel and Silk Cut, also pointed out that David Cameron has said the proposals involved "considerable legal uncertainty".
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