Posts Tagged ‘cigarette packages’

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Health advocates in Kentucky should follow the lead of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The new law will require cigarette packages to carry graphic pictures of disease caused by smoking, accompanied by stark warnings such as “Smoking can kill you,” just in case the consumer didn’t understand the picture. ... read more >>

Cigarettes To Have Larger, More Graphic Warning Labels

EL PASO, Texas — The written warning label printed on cigarette packages will be replaced with a much larger label that shows graphic images of smoking’s side effects. ... read more >>

Editorial: New tobacco laws redundant — but needed

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, signed into law yesterday in a historic move by President Obama, gives the Food and Drug Administration more power then ever before to regulate the tobacco industry. ... read more >>