New labels to be placed on cigarettes sold in U.S.
Posted Jun 21, 2011 04:39:09 AM.
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Coming to a store near you, nine more reasons not to smoke.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to release nine new graphic health warning labels for U.S. cigarette packs Tuesday, representing the most significant change to cigarette packs in more than 25 years.
The new labels will take up half of a pack of cigarettes and also will appear on advertisements.
Mandates for new warning labels were part of a 2009 law giving the FDA authority to regulate tobacco.
The announcement follows reviews of scientific literature, public comments and results from a study of 36 labels proposed last November.
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