Cigar Warning Labels Proposed; FTC Also Calls for Restrictions on Advertising

From: The Washington Post | Date: July 22, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Alarmed by a dramatic increase in cigar consumption, particularly among adolescents, the Federal Trade Commission yesterday proposed placing the same advertising and labeling restrictions on cigars that are now on cigarettes and chewing tobacco.

Citing new medical evidence of the health risks of cigar smoking, the FTC called for specific, rotating warning labels on all cigar packaging and advertisements. The agency also called for a ban on all cigar ads on television and radio.

As a matter of tradition, the FTC first asked Congress to enact legislation requiring the labels. But FTC Chairman ...

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