Aggressive cigarette pack warnings Smoking is tough to give up. Take a look at these images. It might help you or your loved one kick the butt. Graphic cigarette packaging, released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration June 21, 2011, shows a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat for revamped U.S. Tobacco labels, unveiled by health officials who hoped the warnings would help smokers quit. A U.S. Appeals court on August 24, 2012 struck down a law that requires tobacco companies to use such graphic health warnings. REUTERS/U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS An advisory printed on cigarette packs sold in Brazil. An advisory printed on cigarette packs sold in Brazil. A cigarette warning printed on packs sold in Singapore. A smoker poses with a mock-up of packaging for cigarette packs in Canada. A cigarette pack warning unveiled by the European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner in 2004 A cigarette pack warning unveiled by the European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner in 2004. A proposed cigarette pack warning unveiled by the Australian government. Some of the proposed models of cigarettes packs Australia has unveiled featuring plain green packaging and health warnings. | ||
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Aggressive Cigarette Pack Warnings
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