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Summary: New legislation passed in June 2009 requires pictorial health warnings on 50% of the front and back of US cigarette packages within 24 months, in addition to a 15 month implementation window. For more on the packaging regulations and health warnings click here. |
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Health Warnings Documents
A review of evidence on the effectiveness of text and pictoral warnings for USA is listed below.
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Effectiveness of Cigarette Advertisements on Women (Jour Appl Psychology - Loken, Howard-Pitney)
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Warnings on Cigarette Packages Are Ineffective (Jour Am Med Assoc - Richards Editorial)
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Pack As Advertisement (Tob Control - Slade Editorial)
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International Cigarette Labelling Practices (Tob Control - Aftab et al.)
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Responses to Tobacco Control Policies Among Youth (Tob Control - Crawford et al.)
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Text and Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packages ITC-4 Study (Am Jour Prev Med - Hammond et al.)
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Constituent & Emissions Labelling
A review of evidence on the labelling and disclosure of chemicals found in tobacco products for USA is listed below.
Consumer Perception of Cigarette Yields Is the Message Relevant (Reg Toxicology and Pharmacology - Gori)
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1990
Information on Tar and Nicotine Yields on Cigarette Packages (Am Jour Publ Health - Davis et al.)
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1990
Smokers Knowledge and Understanding of Advertised Tar Numbers Health Policy Implications (Am Jour Publ Health - Cohen)
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1996
It’s Time for a Change Cigarette Smokers Deserve Meaningful Information About Their Cigarettes (Jour of NCI - Wilkenfeld et al. Editorial)
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2000
Publishing Tobacco Tar Measurements on Packets (BMJ - Gray, Boyle Editorial)
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2004
Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding the Tar and Nicotine Content of Regular, Light, and Ultralight Cigarettes Among Adult Smokers (Tob Control - Castrucci, Gerlach)
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2005
Not Safe is Not Enough Smokers Have a Right to Know More Than There is No Safe Tobacco Product (Tob Control - Kozlowski, Edwards)
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2005
Relationship Between Constituent Labelling and Reporting of Tar Yields Among Smokers in Four Countries (Jour Publ Health - O Connor et al.)
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2006
Prohibitions on Misleading Information
A review of evidence on the prohibition of deceptive and misleading information on American tobacco products is listed below.
Smokers' Beliefs About Light and Ultra Light Cigarettes (Tob Control - Shiffman et al.)
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2001
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