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Subject: US cigarette labelling
Written By: goodsin on 07/02/05 at 11:03 am
Hi Folks, was just given a pack of Marlboro Lights that a colleague brought back from a visit to the US. The packet has no indication as to levels of Tar & Nicotine, and the only health warning on the packet is a small section on the side panel, indicating that 'cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide'. In the UK, tobacco has to have a labelled Tar & Nicotine content, and the health warnings obscure nearly half of the front & rear of the packets, with explicit warnings such as 'smoking kills'. I was wondering if the packet I got from the US is typical of the type of content labelling used there, or did it differ because it was a packet for export?
Subject: Re: US cigarette labelling
Written By: ADH13 on 07/02/05 at 11:09 am
Hi Folks, was just given a pack of Marlboro Lights that a colleague brought back from a visit to the US. The packet has no indication as to levels of Tar & Nicotine, and the only health warning on the packet is a small section on the side panel, indicating that 'cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide'. In the UK, tobacco has to have a labelled Tar & Nicotine content, and the health warnings obscure nearly half of the front & rear of the packets, with explicit warnings such as 'smoking kills'. I was wondering if the packet I got from the US is typical of the type of content labelling used there, or did it differ because it was a packet for export?
The pack I am looking at right now says on the side panel, "Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema. And may complicate pregnancy." It also says "Underage sale prohibited."