The federal government unveiled new proposed regulations Wednesday mandating "bolder health warnings" on cigarette advertisements and packages, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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The largest U.S. tobacco manufacturer, Philip Morris USA, is suing the federal government in an attempt to block new graphic labels that will be required on all cigarette packaging and advertising ...
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Officials said though scary pictorial warnings have been around on cigarette packets for years, the changes are designed to make them viscerally disturbing. Govt rotates pictorial warnings to be ...
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Georgia retailers and cigarette giant Philip Morris are suing the FDA in an attempt to snuff out requirements for graphic warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising.
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