Deyton, director of the F.D.A.s Center for Tobacco Products, said the government estimates, based on other countries experience, that the new warning labels will prompt an additional 213,000 Americans to quit smoking in 2013, the first full year with the graphic labels
This new proposal is not the first time the FDA has tried to add graphic imaging to cigarette packaging
FDA's tobacco director Mitch Zeller said the new effort is supported by research documenting how the warnings will educate the public about lesser-known smoking harms, such as bladder cancer
Many cities with the worst air pollution are in fast-growing, developing economies, while the cities with the cleanest air are wealthier in service-oriented economies
The widened and thickened design effectively reduces hand fatigue during the process and improves rolling efficiency