Label Regs –Tom Polischuk

Lots of new and pending government regulations of product labeling were in the headlines recently. The news that received the most attention in the U.S. involved the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) unveiling of new graphic warning label requirements for cigarette packaging. The announced implementation resulted from the June 2009 passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA), reported to be the first government required change in cigarette labeling in 25 years.