Rejected petition Pack cigarettes upside down to eliminate risk of corona transferred to mouth

I would like the government to ask cigarette manufacturers to pack the cigarettes upside down in the boxes,this reduces the risk of coronavirus being transmitted to your mouth, the way cigarette are packed now the risk of transmitting the virus to your mouth from the cigarette butt is high

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Simply to reduce smokers from contracting coronavirus, a simple change in the way cigarettes are packed can save thousands of people from contracting the virus, if the cigarettes are packed end side up there’s little chance of the virus finding your mouth because the side of the cigarette you touch to pull out gets burnt when you light up a cigarette

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This would be a decision for manufacturers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 29 March 2020
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