After researching for yesterday’s blog post on Southeast Asia, I found that cigarette warning labels around the world are very different than in the US and are often times very graphic. A bill passed the house recently and is awaiting senate review that would place tobacco regulation under the Federal Drug Administration. Warning labels on cigarette packaging will fall under their jurisdiction. Some options for package regulation include the decision to use text only or to apply a picture to warning labels.
Some argue that warning labels do not have an impact on people that choose to smoke.…
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