As explained here,the Food and Drug Administration has issued 9 graphic cigarette labels, one of which is pictured to the right. (The other 8 appear at the end of this blog post.)
The labels will go into effect in September 2012. One of the 9 labels will take up the top half of each cigarette package and at least 20% of each cigarette adverstisement. Each new label will include a national quit-smoking hotline telephone number, 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
The FDA explains that it "will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States.These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and are a significant advancement in communicating the dangers of smoking." Because of a massive public education campaign, smoking rates in the U.S. dropped from about 40% in 1970 to about 20% in 2004. But, since 2004, the decline has stalled, and no one is sure why. We are sure, however, that smoking still kills about 443,000 Americans every year. Perhaps the label campaign will help jump-start a new downward trend. Here are the other 8 labels:
All the packages of cigarettes and tobacco should have this new label so that people will aware of their health and if it's possible make it on T.V advertisement or post on Billboards.
Posted by: Electronic Cigarette | Sunday, March 04, 2012 at 09:13 PM