Federal Trade Commission urges placing health warning labels on cigar packages Agency seeks to dispel notion cigars are safe alternative to cigarettes

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: July 22, 1999| Author: KALPANA SRINIVASAN | Copyright information

Federal regulators asked Congress on Wednesday to mandate tough new health warnings on cigar labels and advertising to dispel the notion that cigars are a safe alternative to cigarettes.

The Federal Trade Commission issued recommendations with three specific health warning labels and also urged a ban on television and radio cigar advertising. The commission pointed to documented health risks associated with cigars in compiling their findings.

"Regular cigar smokers are at risk of...

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