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Should Cigarette Companies Use GRAPHIC Warning Labels?

You know the Surgeon General’s warning on every package of cigarettes. Channel 8 reports The Food and Drug Administration today proposed 13 graphic labels that would warn consumers about the…

388941 13: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)

You know the Surgeon General's warning on every package of cigarettes. Channel 8 reports The Food and Drug Administration today proposed 13 graphic labels that would warn consumers about the health risks associated with smoking. Other countries are already doing this. Take a look at these.

New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 01: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 07: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 16: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 02: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 03: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


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New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 05: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 08: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 09: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 10: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 17: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 11: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 12: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 13: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 14: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 15: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Pierre Roussel/Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 22: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


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New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 18: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 19: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 21: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


New Warning on Canadian Cigarettes

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388941 23: Since December 23, 2000 new graphic health warning labels are beginning to appear on cigarette packages in Canada. They display health information messages on diseases caused by tobacco use. The regulations that allowed for these images became law in June 2000, making Canada the first country in the world to implement such strong labeling and reporting measures. (Photo by Newsmakers)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


FDA Releases Proposed New Cigarette Warning Labels

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UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout illustration provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 10, 2010, one of 36 new proposed FDA cigarette warning labels is pictured. The FDA's will pick nine of the images to accompany warning statements on the larger, more prominent labels which will be mandatory on all cigarettes beginning in October of 2012. (Illustration by FDA Via Getty Images)


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