A group of leading plastic surgouns urged the government to require fireworks to carry graphic warnings about the dangers of injury AlamyThe government has been urged to introduce graphic warnings on firework packaging to curb a rise in the number of people injuring themselves each year. Leading plastic surgeons claimed that fireworks were marketed in such a way as to echo the visual language of sweets and games, with warnings buried in small boxes on the backs of the items. Colourful stalls are also often set up at the front of shops, the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (Bapras) said. It said this was in contrast to the positive shift towards more responsible marketing for products that threaten health and wellbeing, such as gambling, alcohol, cigarettes and junk food. In England last year 4,436 people attended A&E because of an injury caused by…

Source: The Times November 05, 2018 09:00 UTC