Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Ban chewing tobacco to prevent cancer and litter
Closed
351 signatures
What the petition asks
We would like the Government to ban the import and sale of chewing tobacco products to and in the UK. Chewing tobacco can cause cancer and we feel that the spitting in residential streets and shopping areas causes a great deal of litter.
We feel that it is a danger to health and creates a great deal of environmental damage through littering and anti social spitting in streets and public spaces. We believe that local people are fed up with it and local authorities are having to spend money to clean it up.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
351
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
5 Mar 2025
Closed
5 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 5 Aug 2026.