Last updated: April 13, 2020
Warnings/Messages Content
Does the content of the warnings/messages address:
Description of current required warnings/messages:
It is our understanding that at least seven pictorial health warnings have been approved by the Food and Drugs Authority to appear on tobacco product packaging. Those warnings are:
1. Do not let others breathe your smoke
2. Smoking Causes Rotten Teeth
3. Smoking Causes Leg Cancer
4. Smoking causes Heart Attack. (Image also includes the description: "Damaged Heart Muscle - Result of a clogged artery")
5. Smoking damages the lungs
6. Smoking Damages the Unborn Child
7. Smoking Causes Throat Cancer
A toll-free phone number (quitline) must be displayed with the pictorial health warning on the back of the pack.
