A Tour of Cigarette Warning Labels From Around the World

Today, smoking gets a grim makeover: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unveiled nine new graphic warning labels that next year will grace e

Canada

Canada instituted prominent, graphic health warnings on its cigarette packaging in 2001, prompting U.S. advocacy groups to call for FDA action on th

In 2002, Brazil forced all cigarette manufacturers to devote a full side of their packaging to graphic warnings. Among them: "When smoking,

France

Since 2004, the European Union has floated 42 different graphic warnings for member countries to stamp on their cigarettes. Belgium, the UK, and Romania were among the first to institute the photographic warnings; France

United Kingdom

After consulting the public, the United Kingdom selected 15 European Union-approved graphic treatments for its packs.

Singapore

Singapore's warnings, instituted in 2004, are among the world's most gruesome. The country's cigarettes come embellished with miscar

Thailand

Choice phrases printed on Thai cigarettes: "Smoking causes lung cancer"; "Smoking causes oral cancer"; "Smoking causes lung cancer." Plus, factoids for the vain: "cigarettes cause bad

India

Since 2008, cigarettes in India have been stamped with graphic warning labels illustrating the negative physical effects of smoking. But the initial images ranged from pixelated (above) to perplexing (