97.3 The Dawg » fda http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:54:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Graphic Warning Labels To Cover Half of Cigarette Packs http://973thedawg.com/new-graphic-warning-labels-to-cover-half-of-cigarette-packs/ http://973thedawg.com/new-graphic-warning-labels-to-cover-half-of-cigarette-packs/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:49:59 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=18690 Smokers are going to need a strong stomach if they want to continue their habit.

That’s because starting in September of 2012 new FDA requirements will mandate that half of the area on every pack of cigarettes be covered by a graphic anti-smoking warning label.

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Thus, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that starting next summer sunscreen makers will have to test their products' effectiveness against sun rays that pose the greatest danger to our skin. Right now sunscreens protect against UVB rays but not all protect against the deep-skin penetrating UVA rays.

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