Smoke-free restaurant 2268271 219157873 2008-06-13T20:57:57Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other A '''smoke-free restaurant''' is a [[restaurant|dining establishment]] which does not allow [[Tobacco smoking|smoking]], either voluntarily or because of a legal [[smoking ban]]. In many areas of the world, increasingly more restaurants have gone smoke-free, often out of a concern for the health of both employees and clients about exposure to [[passive smoking|secondhand smoke]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/2004/11/19/smoke111904.html|title=Four restaurants try smoke-free: Smokeout Day spurs efforts|author=Kevin Eigelbach|first=Kevin|last=Eigelbach|work=[[The Cincinnati Post]]|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|date=2004-11-19|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050508221451/http://www.cincypost.com/2004/11/19/smoke111904.html|archivedate=2005-05-08}}</ref><ref>[http://looped-ca.blogdrive.com/archive/cm-12_cy-2004_m-12_d-01_y-2004_o-10.html smoking rights<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is the opposite of a [[smokeasy]], which is a restaurant or bar that allows smoking despite a legal smoking ban. == Worldwide status == {{main|List of smoking bans|List of smoking bans in Australia|List of smoking bans in the United States}} [[Europe]] used to have fewer smoking bans in restaurants than did [[Canada]] or the [[United States]]. Per capita rates of smoking are higher in Europe than in [[North America]]. Voluntarily smoke-free restaurants have been common in the U.S. since the early 1990s, and since then [[list of smoking bans in the United States|many states have passed laws outlawing smoking in all restaurants]]. Some states, such as [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], passed their smoking bans by [[referendum]], rather than by legislative action. In addition to statewide bans, many large U.S. cities have banned smoking in restaurants. In 2003, [[New York City]] amended its smoking ban to include all restaurants and bars, making it one of the toughest in the U.S. In 2004, the city's Department of Health found that air pollution levels had decreased sixfold in bars and restaurants after the ban went into effect, and that business was largely unaffected.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE2D91E30F93AA15750C0A9629C8B63&sec=health Bars and Restaurants Thrive Amid Smoking Ban, Study Says - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Nevertheless, places in Europe have begun to pass smoking bans, like [[Ireland]] (2004), [[Italy]] (2005), [[Sweden]] (2005), and [[Norway]] (2004). The constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] have banned smoking in public places (including restaurants, bars and clubs) within [[Scotland]] in 2006, [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]] in April of 2007, and [[England]] in July of 2007; fines of up to £2500 can be imposed upon licensees violating the ban, as well as a £50 fine on the smoker. In 2003, the [[Parliament of New Zealand|Parliament]] of [[New Zealand]] passed "Smokefree Environments Amendment Act", which banned smoking in restaurants and pubs, and also placed limits on smoking in other public places. In jurisdictions which do not have smoking bans, many restaurants voluntarily do not allow smoking. == See also == * [[Indoor air quality]] * [[List of smoking bans]] * [[Smokeasy]] * [[Smoking ban]] * [[Tradable smoking pollution permits]] == External links == * [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5426a1.htm CDC] US Center for Disease Control * [http://www.smokefreeworld.com/usa.shtml Smokefree World] A partial list of current USA bans on restaurant smoking, city by city == References == <div class="references-small"> <!--See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags--> <references/> </div> [[Category:Tobacco control]] [[Category:Health risks]] [[Category:Types of restaurants]] [[cs:Nekuřácká restaurace]]