More countries adding graphic warnings to smokes
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs on Tuesday, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that have adopted similar regulations in recent years. BACKGROUND: Many tobacco companies missed Tuesday’s deadline to comply with the new law requiring all cigarette packs in stores to carry graphic warning photos. ____ THAILAND: THE LAW: Portion of cigarette packs that must be covered with graphic health warnings rising from 55 percent to 85 percent. ____ AUSTRALIA: THE LAW: No cigarette brand logos permitted; graphic health warnings required on 75 percent of front and 90 percent of back. BACKGROUND: There are currently no pictorial warnings on cigarette packs in the U.S. After the tobacco industry sued, a Food and Drug Administration order to include the graphic labels was blocked last year by an appeals court, which ruled that the photos violated First Amendment free speech protections.
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