Monday, November 22, 2010

Cigarette Pack Images


Smoking was a big issue my house when I was growing up. Both parents smoked mulitple packs a day and the whole house smelled like smoke. After awhile you got used to the smell but if you spent a considerable amount of time out of the house, you could pick up on it immediately upon coming back in. The FDA proposed graphic new images which can be found in the following link:
http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/CigaretteProductWarningLabels/default.htm

 The image to be displayed will be chosen by July 2011 and cigarette companies will have until 10/22/12 to put the images on the packs and they will have to cover 50% of the front and back. The idea is interesting and a good step in the right direction. The following link is the article:
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/quit-smoking/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100267002

1 comment:

  1. I had actually read this article as well. I beleive these images would be extremely effective in having some people quit. However, I also believe some people may have lost loved ones due to something linked to cigarette smoke and spark unpleasent memories that are not needed during the day. I believe up in Canada they have allowed these ads for awhile now and have been quite succesful in causing people to quit cigarettes.

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