How do the FDA’s proposed new cigarette warning labels stack up against the graphic warnings already in use in other countries?
Cigarette Warning Labels From Around the World
Courtesy of the FDA
Above is one of 36 suggestions for new warning labels on cigarettes sold in the U.S. (See all 36 here. [PDF]) Although the American government was the first to require health warnings on cigarettes, it has lagged behind dozens of other nations that now use visually shocking, graphic warning labels to better convey the message that cigarette smoking harms health. Here are a few cigarette warnings used around the world. [NOTE: Some of these are disturbing.]