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If you smoke, you could die. That’s a warning the Federal Government wants to emphasize even further, starting with a big makeover of cigarette packs.
The story from FOX News Radio’s Rich Johnson in Washington:
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Consumers will see the labels on packs of cigarettes in about 15 months… the new labels (below) feature graphic pictures of the effects of smoking:
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says they need the new labels beacuse fewer people are quitting smoking.
Listen to Commissioner Hamburg – in an interview with FOX News Radio, HERE:
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The tobacco companies object to the labels because their brand logos would be relegated to the bottom half of the cigarette packs. About 30 other countries have forced tobacco companies to use similar labels.
For more information on the graphic warning labels, visit the FDA’s website by clicking here.
I think that the decision for these new labels on cigarette boxes are a great idea. The images will scare the heck out of most smokers far better than the small black and white warning labels that can barley been seen let alone payed attention to or respected!
I think that the decision for these new labels on cigarette boxes are a great idea. The images will scare the heck out of most smokers far better than the small black and white warning labels that can barley been seen let alone payed attention to or respected!
Since The Government Has Added MORE CHEMICALS For The Sake Of "FSC" (Fire Safe Cigarettes) Where Is The Outrage??? These Dicks Added Chemicals To Cigs To Make Them "Go Out", As To Keep Adults From Starting Fires. Oh, Sure They Had To Add Dangerous Chemicals To Do That, But Smokers Are Killing Themselves So What Makes The Difference If We Hurry It Along. NEWS FLASH!!! I Dont Smoke So I Can Die Sooner!!! I Got Addicted 40+ Years Ago, While The Media Was Pushing It Like Crazy, They Even Had Doctors Tell You Their Favorite Brand! Not Anymore We Have Been Transformed Into Monsters Who Deserve To Die. I Hope Anyone Responsible For Adding These Chemicals Finds An Extra Hot Spot In Hell. It Is MURDER!
It's about high time they did something reasonable like this to show the true hazards of tobacco. So many people refuse to accept the fact that it is more harmful than any other substance abuse except for illegal drugs. Even as harmful as alcohol is, it is sometimes less harmful to you and it is never harmful to the person sitting next to you like smoke is. While all substances can be harmful, tobacco one of the worst in the world and yet is the most abused substance in the world. Perhaps we need to do the most reasonable thing in the world and outlaw tobacco and classify it as an illegal substance due to it's harmful effects.