The FDA released nine new graphic warnings for cigarette packages today. These new warning labels will cover at least 50 percent of every pack of cigarettes sold in the United States by 2013.
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“The introduction of these warnings is expected to have a significant public health impact by decreasing the number of smokers, resulting in lives saved, increased life expectancy and lower medical costs,” the FDA’s web site states.
As Reported By The Huffington Post:
The new labels replace the smaller, text-only warnings that have appeared on packages for more than 25 years and feature jarring images, including a man with a tracheotomy hole and a mouth filled with rotting teeth.
They are a result of The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, passed in 2009. It gave the government authority to regulate the marketing and labeling of tobacco products, which are currently responsible for nearly 450,000 deaths in the U.S. every year.
Click the next page for photos of the new warnings.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements.
